There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Chiasso by plane, train, bus, or car
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)OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
6h 23mCHF 88–268Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Stazione Centrale M2 M3
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ChiassoEc
23h 49mCHF 66–123Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfRjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to ChiassoEc / ...
32h 28mCHF 204–303Drive 1,608.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Chiasso1,608.4 km
17h 44mCHF 262–378Fly 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 Chiasso
6h 30mCHF 89–320Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)OTP - LIN
8h 20mCHF 123–314Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
7h 9mCHF 74–392Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
7h 18mCHF 115–363Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
9h 24mCHF 186–357Bus, train via Brescia
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Take the train from Brescia to ChiassoEc
28h 4mCHF 88–144Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano1922
- Take the train from Sesto S.Giovanni to ChiassoS11
33h 3mCHF 67–152
Bucharest to Chiasso by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Chiasso is to bus and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 160 and takes 33h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Chiasso is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Chiasso. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Chiasso via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
The distance between Bucharest and Chiasso is 1450 km. The road distance is 1608.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Chiasso without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 49m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Bucharest to Chiasso, including transfers.
Bucharest to Chiasso train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Chiasso is to train which takes 32h 28m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 320 and takes 8h 20m.
Chiasso is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:20 PM in Bucharest and 5:20 PM in Chiasso.
Bucharest to Chiasso train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Chiasso, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucharest to Chiasso via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 32h 28m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- 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 Milano Centrale to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Sesto S.Giovanni to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–49
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–20
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–7
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Stazione Centrale M2 M3
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 București, Autogara Militari to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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