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How to get fromBucharest to Baselby plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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  1. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane plane OTP - BSL
    6h 35m
    CHF 79–268

  2. Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BBU - BSL
    5h 40m
    CHF 54–215

  3. Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 12 / ...
    24h 45m
    CHF 181–246

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain train Ic3 / ...
    30h 19m
    CHF 183–323

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ic3 / ...
    29h 53m
    CHF 206–283

  6. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane OTP - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 28m
    CHF 112–292

  7. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane OTP - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    8h 17m
    CHF 92–359

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus 1921
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    33h 46m
    CHF 169–261

  9. Drive  1,803 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Baselcar car 1,803 km
    18h 51m
    CHF 304–439

Bucharest to Basel by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration30h 19mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,491.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 35m

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Basel, Switzerland?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Basel SBB via Budapest-Keleti and Sargans in around 30h 19m.

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