There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Fribourg by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 22mDrive 1,907.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Bucharest to Fribourgcar 1,907.1 km
19h 4mCHF 301–434Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
21h 49mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
30h 3mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OTP - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 33mFly 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 Berntrain
7h 42mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresicabus
- Take the train from Brescia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic
32h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Fribourgbus FlixBus 1921
33h 59mDrive, 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 Fribourgcar
20h 11mCHF 335–479
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to drive which costs SFr 300 - SFr 440 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to drive which takes 19h 4m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 440.
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 3m.
The distance between Bucharest and Fribourg is 1564 km. The road distance is 1907.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 21h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Bucharest to Fribourg, including transfers.
Bucharest to Fribourg train services, operated by CFR Călători, depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Fribourg is to train which takes 30h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 33h 59m.
Fribourg is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:50 PM in Bucharest and 3:50 PM in Fribourg.
Bucharest to Fribourg train services, operated by CFR Călători, arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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 3m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Bucharest to Fribourg 3 times a week, and the journey takes 32h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- mav-start.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Brescia to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- 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.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bucharest to Fribourg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Fribourg is 1907 km. It takes approximately 19h 4m to drive from Bucharest to Fribourg.
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