There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Fribourg by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)OTP - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
7h 31mCHF 149–309Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)BBU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 1mCHF 77–227Bus, train
- 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 Fribourg/FreiburgIc1 / ...
21h 59mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Take the train from Luzern to Fribourg/FreiburgIc
27h 35mCHF 107–187Drive 1,905.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Fribourg1,905.5 km
18h 58mCHF 306–442Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
7h 29mCHF 168–344Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)OTP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 57mCHF 149–325Fly 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 56mCHF 131–322Fly 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 Brig
- Take the train from Brig to Bern
10h 34mCHF 158–400Train
- 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 Fribourg/FreiburgIc1 / ...
30h 5mCHF 215–319Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Fribourg1921
33h 11mCHF 141–195Drive, 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 Fribourg
20h 6mCHF 338–484
Bucharest to Fribourg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to fly and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 230 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to fly and train which takes 7h 29m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 350.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg, Pl. Gare via Fribourg, Poya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg via Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 5m.
The distance between Bucharest and Fribourg is 1717 km. The road distance is 1905.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Bucharest to Fribourg, including transfers.
Bucharest to Fribourg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Fribourg train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to train which takes 30h 5m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 200 and takes 33h 11m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Fribourg, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Fribourg/Freiburg via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 30h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Fribourg twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 140–200 and the journey takes 32h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
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 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–7
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Fribourg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Fribourg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Fribourg station.
Fribourg is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:43 AM in Bucharest and 7:43 AM in Fribourg.
Bucharest to Fribourg train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Fribourg is 1905 km. It takes approximately 18h 58m to drive from Bucharest to Fribourg.
There are 300+ hotels available in Fribourg.






































