There are 11 ways to get from Chiasso to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MXP - OTP
6h 11m$112–292Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BGY - BBU
6h 51m$73–180Train, bus
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
23h 48m$82–147Train
- Take the train from Chiasso to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
29h 52m$417–629Drive 1,607.2 km
- Drive from Chiasso to Bucharest1,607.2 km
17h 34m$324–468Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BGY - OTP
6h 21m$115–297Fly Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LIN - OTP
8h 1m$157–501Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
7h 17m$231–469Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BLQ - OTP
7h 10m$146–380Train, bus via Brescia
- Take the train from Chiasso to BresciaEc
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
28h 5m$110–180Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Chiasso to Sesto S.GiovanniS11
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to București, Autogara Militari1922
32h 59m$88–210
Chiasso to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest is to train and bus and fly which costs $70 - $180 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $110 - $300.
No, there is no direct train from Chiasso to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Chiasso and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 52m.
The distance between Chiasso and Bucharest is 1453 km. The road distance is 1607.2 km.
The best way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 48m and costs $80 - $150.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Chiasso to Bucharest, including transfers.
Chiasso to Bucharest train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Chiasso station.
The best way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest is to train which takes 29h 52m and costs $410 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $500 and takes 8h 1m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Chiasso. It is currently 4:34 AM in Chiasso and 5:34 AM in Bucharest.
Chiasso to Bucharest train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
What companies run services between Chiasso, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Chiasso to Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Meidling in around 29h 52m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Chiasso to Sesto S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $75–110
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
Train from Chiasso to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- $15–20
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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