There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain
9h 16mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Thusis, Bahnhofbus
12h 7mCHF 38–214Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
22h 1mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
30h 56mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
29h 35mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane OTP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain
11h 8mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Thusis, Bahnhofbus
12h 39mCHF 63–341Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane BBU - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain
12h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona to Luganobus
- Take the bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhofbus 631
35h 40mCHF 145–182Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen train stationbus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Churtrain
- Take the train from Chur to Predatrain R38
36h 2mDrive 1,636.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Glacier Expresscar 1,636.9 km
18h 55mCHF 273–394
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express is to fly and train and bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 220 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express is to fly and train and bus which takes 12h 7m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at St. Moritz, Bahnhof via Verona, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo and Lugano, Stazione Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Preda via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans and Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 56m.
The distance between Bucharest and Glacier Express is 1598 km. The road distance is 1636.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 22h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express, including transfers.
Bucharest to Glacier Express bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
Bucharest to Glacier Express train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Glacier Express is to train which takes 30h 56m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 190 and takes 35h 40m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Glacier Express, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Glacier Express via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans, Chur, and Preda in around 30h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Glacier Express via Verona Porta Nuova, Verona, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Stazione Nord, St. Moritz, Bahnhof, St. Moritz, and Preda in around 35h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- railservice@rhb.ch
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Sargans
- *
- CHF 85–130
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–170
Train from Wien Meidling to Sargans
- *
- CHF 85–130
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–61
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Thusis, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Thusis, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Lugano, Stazione Nord to St. Moritz, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Glacier Express bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Bucharest to Glacier Express train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Glacier Express is 1637 km. It takes approximately 18h 55m to drive from Bucharest to Glacier Express.
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