There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Swiss Alps by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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 Airolotrain
9h 25mFly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
11h 30mCHF 61–259Bus, train via Brescia
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresicabus
- Take the train from Brescia to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
31h 46mCHF 104–165Train
- 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 Airolotrain
32h 17mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
31h 7mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
10h 10mCHF 94–245Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
10h 51mCHF 116–336Fly 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 Airolotrain
11h 4mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Altdorf URtrain Ic2
36h 37mCHF 76–170Drive 1,730.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Swiss Alpscar 1,730.9 km
19h 8mCHF 269–388Drive, 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 Swiss Alpscar
19h 36mCHF 317–440
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Swiss Alps is to bus and train which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 36h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 10h 10m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 250.
The distance between Bucharest and Swiss Alps is 1551 km. The road distance is 1730.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Swiss Alps without a car is to bus and train via Brescia which takes 31h 46m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Bucharest to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Swiss Alps is 1731 km. It takes approximately 19h 8m to drive from Bucharest to Swiss Alps.
There are 450+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Gotthard Passhöhe via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Airolo, and Airolo, Stazione in around 32h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–85
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brescia to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Altdorf UR
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
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
- *
- CHF 120–190
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
- 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 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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