There are 13 ways to get from Bucharest to Ascona by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 51mCHF 103–318Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9h 3mCHF 44–200Bus, train via Brescia
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresicabus
- Take the train from Brescia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
29h 25mCHF 105–247Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenztrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bregenz bus station to Bellinzonabus
33h 57mCHF 190–282Drive 1,668.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Asconacar 1,668.1 km
18h 40mCHF 268–386Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 1mCHF 189–373Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 34mCHF 104–278Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9hCHF 116–303Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
9h 57mCHF 78–400Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane OTP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
10h 17mCHF 108–282Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Cremonabus
- Take the train from Cremona to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
33h 8mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bergamobus
- Take the train from Bergamo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
34h 46mCHF 122–207Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Asconacar
19h 51mCHF 333–474
Bucharest to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 200 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 51m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 320.
The distance between Bucharest and Ascona is 1501 km. The road distance is 1668.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Ascona without a car is to bus and train via Brescia which takes 29h 25m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Bucharest to Ascona, including transfers.
Ascona is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:24 PM in Bucharest and 10:24 PM in Ascona.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Ascona is 1668 km. It takes approximately 18h 40m to drive from Bucharest to Ascona.
There are 2994+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Ascona, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Ascona. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, take the train to Locarno, walk to Locarno, Piazza Stazione, then take the line 1 bus to Ascona, Centro. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Ascona, Centro via Bresica, Brescia, Milano Centrale, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 29h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Cremona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bergamo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59–64
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 110–170
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–70
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bregenz bus station to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Cremona
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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