There are 8 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 103–279Fly 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 53–286Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
20h 39mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
33h 6mCHF 141–241Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
27h 29mCHF 191–261Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane OTP - BSL
7h 26mCHF 83–259Train
- 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 Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
28h 45mCHF 198–282Drive 1,812.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Oltencar 1,812.9 km
18h 15mCHF 296–427
Bucharest to Olten by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Olten is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 290 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 280.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Olten. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Olten via Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 29m.
The distance between Bucharest and Olten is 1471 km. The road distance is 1812.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Olten without a car is to bus and train via Budapest which takes 20h 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 fly which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 290 and takes 28h 45m.
Olten is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:06 AM in Bucharest and 11:06 PM in Olten.
Bucharest to Olten train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Olten, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Olten via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, 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 85–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 120–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 95–150
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 57–62
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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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