There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus
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)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
9h 33mCHF 208–444Fly 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)BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
11h 5mCHF 90–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Stazione Centrale M2 M3
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to BrigEc
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, BahnhofGex
27h 46mCHF 122–252Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to WinterthurRjx
- Take the train from Winterthur to VispIc8
33h 20mCHF 285–454Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
9h 48mCHF 134–337Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
10h 26mCHF 149–389Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)BBU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visp
10h 25mCHF 129–306Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
11h 14mCHF 170–427Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Bresica
- Take the train from Brescia to VispEc
31h 8mCHF 127–214Bus, train via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brescia1922
- Take the train from Brescia to VispEc
35h 23mCHF 189–308
Bucharest to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Zermatt is to bus and train which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 31h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 450.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Zermatt, Bahnhof via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Winterthur and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 20m.
The distance between Bucharest and Zermatt is 1661 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Zermatt without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 46m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Bucharest to Zermatt, including transfers.
Bucharest to Zermatt train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
Zermatt is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:14 PM in Bucharest and 11:14 AM in Zermatt.
Bucharest to Zermatt train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
There are 2285+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Zermatt, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Zermatt, Bahnhof via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Winterthur, and Visp in around 33h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–75
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- 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 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59–64
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–7
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Brescia to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Wien Hbf to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Stazione Centrale M2 M3
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- 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 București, Autogara Militari to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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