There are 10 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 T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
6h 11m$107–281Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BGY - BBU
6h 51m$67–253Train, bus
- Take the train from Chiasso to Bresciatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
28h 5m$110–179Train
- Take the train from Chiasso to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
29h 44m$416–628Drive 1,609.8 km
- Drive from Chiasso to Bucharestcar 1,609.8 km
17h 48m$325–469Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BGY - OTP
6h 21m$134–360Fly Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIN - OTP
7h 55m$188–423Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
7h 17m$224–498Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BLQ - OTP
6h 53m$174–410Train, bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the train from Chiasso to Bresciatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brescia to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
31h 19m$160–309
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 $65 - $260 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $100 - $290.
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 Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 44m.
The distance between Chiasso and Bucharest is 1453 km. The road distance is 1609.8 km.
The best way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 5m and costs $110 - $180.
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 44m and costs $410 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $430 and takes 7h 55m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Chiasso. It is currently 10:53 AM in Chiasso and 11:53 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 Hbf in around 29h 44m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- $40–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–240
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $60–90
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Chiasso to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $75–110
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- 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 Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- $45–60
- Smart Flex
- $45–60
- 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
- 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
- $9–14
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brescia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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