There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Varese by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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)plane OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
5h 52m€29–223Bus, train via Venice
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain S5 / ...
26h 33m€159–261Train
- 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
33h 20m€262–403Drive 1,640.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Varesecar 1,640.7 km
17h 23m€265–382Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane OTP - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nordtrain
8h€107–345Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
7h 13m€118–403Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BBU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
10h 8m€45–250Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane OTP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain
7h 37m€57–348Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain
7h 28m€54–325Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Piacenzabus
- Take the train from Piacenza to Milano Lambratetrain R38 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Lambrate to Varesetrain S5
31h 52m€146–248Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1922
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain S5 / ...
32h 21m€168–248
Bucharest to Varese by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Varese is to fly and train which costs €28 - €230 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Varese is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs €28 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Varese. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Varese via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans, Zürich HB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 20m.
The distance between Bucharest and Varese is 1426 km. The road distance is 1640.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Varese without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 26h 33m and costs €150 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Bucharest to Varese, including transfers.
Bucharest to Varese train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
Varese is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:07 AM in Bucharest and 8:07 AM in Varese.
Bucharest to Varese train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Varese is 1641 km. It takes approximately 17h 23m to drive from Bucharest to Varese.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Varese, Italy?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Varese via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Lugano in around 33h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Piacenza to Milano Lambrate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Lambrate to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Piacenza to Milano Lambrate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €22–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- €120–190
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Piacenza to Milano Lambrate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
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