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How to get fromBucharest to Winterthurby plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Winterthur by plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane OTP - ZRH
    5h 24m
    CHF 84–254

  2. Fly to Basel, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane plane OTP - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    7h 16m
    CHF 80–293

  3. Bus, train via Vienna

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bregenztrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Bregenz to Winterthurtrain train Ec
    21h 15m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    27h 22m
    CHF 185–265

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bregenztrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Bregenz to Winterthurtrain train Ec
    28h 49m
    CHF 181–254

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Nuremberg Central Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N28 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Winterthurbus bus
    26h 42m
    CHF 146–166

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzăubus bus
    2. Take the bus from Buzau to Bregenzbus bus
    3. Take the train from Rorschach to Winterthurtrain train Ic5
    35h 31m
    CHF 134–218

  8. Drive  1,730.7 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Winterthurcar car 1,730.7 km
    17h 15m
    CHF 333–480

Bucharest to Winterthur by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration27h 22mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 185Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,426.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 24m

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Winterthur, Switzerland?

Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Winterthur via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 27h 22m.

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