There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Olten by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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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 Oltentrain
6h 22mCHF 102–299Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
6h 32mCHF 62–242Bus, 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 Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
21h 39mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Oltentrain
30h 28mCHF 214–383Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
29h 13mCHF 198–263Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane OTP - BSL
7h 26mCHF 77–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresicabus
- Take the train from Brescia to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Oltentrain Ec
31h 34mCHF 199–330Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
33h 6mCHF 151–251Drive 1,813 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Oltencar 1,813 km
18h 15mCHF 297–428
Bucharest to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Olten is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Olten is to fly and train which takes 6h 22m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Olten. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Olten via Budapest-Keleti and Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 28m.
The distance between Bucharest and Olten is 1471 km. The road distance is 1813 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Olten without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 21h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Bucharest to Olten, including transfers.
Bucharest to Olten train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Olten is to train which takes 30h 28m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 390. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 270 and takes 7h 26m.
Olten is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:01 PM in Bucharest and 9:01 PM in Olten.
Bucharest to Olten train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Olten via Budapest-Keleti and Sargans in around 30h 28m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 100–150
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 100–150
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Sargans to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58–63
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Brescia to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–80
Train from Arth-Goldau to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 23–35
- 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 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 Bucharest to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Olten is 1813 km. It takes approximately 18h 15m to drive from Bucharest to Olten.
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