There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio 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 8mCHF 88–264Bus, train via Brescia
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Take the train from Brescia to Milano CentraleR4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mendrisio
28h 18mCHF 66–82Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești3908 / ...
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Lugano
24h 46mCHF 69–128Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
29h 54mCHF 223–344Drive 1,615.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Mendrisio1,615.2 km
17h 52mCHF 260–375Fly 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 Mendrisio
6h 42mCHF 92–309Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)OTP - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Mendrisio
8h 37mCHF 193–297Fly 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 Mendrisio
7h 21mCHF 69–262Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
7h 59mCHF 182–353Fly 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 Mendrisio
7h 30mCHF 114–352Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano1922
- Take the train from Sesto S.Giovanni to ChiassoS11
34h 28mCHF 67–151
Bucharest to Mendrisio by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio is to bus and train via Brescia which costs SFr 65 - SFr 85 and takes 28h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Mendrisio. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Mendrisio via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
The distance between Bucharest and Mendrisio is 1443 km. The road distance is 1615.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio without a car is to bus which takes 24h 46m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio, including transfers.
Bucharest to Mendrisio train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Mendrisio is to bus which takes 24h 46m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 220 - SFr 350 and takes 29h 54m.
Mendrisio is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:55 PM in Bucharest and 8:55 PM in Mendrisio.
Bucharest to Mendrisio train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Mendrisio, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mendrisio via Ploiești, Ploieşti, Lugano, and Lugano in around 24h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Mendrisio via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Lugano in around 29h 54m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–170
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 65–250
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 55–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–120
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–130
- 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 55–300
- 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 55–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- 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 65–260
- 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 Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- 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 Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- 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 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 17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
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
- 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
- +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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- 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
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