There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Bern 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
6h 36mCHF 173–334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bern1921
32h 25mCHF 70–120Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BernIc1 / ...
21h 8mBus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Take the train from Luzern to BernIc
27h 35mCHF 91–171Drive 1,873 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bern1,873 km
18h 37mCHF 302–437Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)OTP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 24mCHF 141–319Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)BBU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
7h 28mCHF 84–211Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)OTP - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Take the train from Brig to Bern
9h 24mCHF 133–372Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bern
9h 38mCHF 144–374Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BernIc1 / ...
32h 13mCHF 210–314Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Bern
19h 46mCHF 334–475
Bucharest to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Bern. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Bern. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Bern via Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 13m.
The distance between Bucharest and Bern is 1533 km. The road distance is 1873 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bern without a car is to bus and train via Budapest which takes 21h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Bucharest to Bern, including transfers.
Bucharest to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Bern train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bern is to train which takes 32h 13m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 32h 25m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Bern via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 32h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bern 3 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 70–120 and the journey takes 32h 25m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59–64
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Bern is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:44 PM in Bucharest and 1:44 PM in Bern.
Bucharest to Bern train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Bern is 1873 km. It takes approximately 18h 37m to drive from Bucharest to Bern.
Book your Bucharest to Bern bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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