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 T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
6h 11m$107–311Train, 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$66–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Ploieştibus
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
23h 48m$105–188Train
- 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$417–628Drive 1,606.7 km
- Drive from Chiasso to Bucharestcar 1,606.7 km
17h 39m$324–468Train, 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$138–379Fly Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIN - OTP
8h 1m$162–381Train 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$226–508Train, 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
7h 10m$163–432Train, bus via Brescia
- Take the train from Chiasso to Bresciatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
28h 5m$110–180Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Chiasso to Sesto S.Giovannitrain S11
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
33h 1m$78–240
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 - $320.
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 1606.7 km.
The best way to get from Chiasso to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 48m and costs $100 - $190.
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 $160 - $390 and takes 8h 1m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Chiasso. It is currently 3:13 AM in Chiasso and 4:13 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 three 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 and Friday
- Estimated price
- $27–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–110
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
- $90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- 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
- $65–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- 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 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
- $8–9
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–90
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- $27–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- 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
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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