There are 11 ways to get from Craiova to Basel by shuttle, plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take a shuttle bus from Craiova to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 43mCHF 133–316Train to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the train from Craiova to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
9h 44mCHF 64–185Train
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
25h 29mCHF 194–297Bus
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Devabus
- Take the bus from Deva to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus
29h 47mDrive 1,608.2 km
- Drive from Craiova to Baselcar 1,608.2 km
17h 50mCHF 253–365Train, train to Sofia Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)plane SOF - BSL
15h 9mCHF 67–218Train, bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Craiova to Orşovatrain
- Take the bus from Tekija to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BEG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
14h 49mCHF 125–358Train, bus to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Craiova to Drobeta Turnu-Severintrain
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Basel (BSL)plane INI - BSL
13h 13mCHF 97–373Train, train to Sofia Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SOF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
16h 14mCHF 117–262Bus, train
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Mediaşbus
- Take the bus from Mediaş to Bregenzbus
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
36h 17mDrive, car train
- Drive from Craiova to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
17h 44mCHF 285–390
Craiova to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Craiova to Basel is to train and fly which costs SFr 65 - SFr 220 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Craiova to Basel is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 9h 43m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Craiova to Basel. However, there are services departing from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Deva and Zürich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Craiova to Basel. However, there are services departing from Craiova and arriving at Basel SBB via Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 29m.
The distance between Craiova and Basel is 1723 km. The road distance is 1608.2 km.
The best way to get from Craiova to Basel without a car is to train which takes 25h 29m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Craiova to Basel, including transfers.
Craiova to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
Craiova to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Craiova station.
The best way to get from Craiova to Basel is to train which takes 25h 29m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 47m.
What companies run services between Craiova, Romania and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Craiova to Basel SBB via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 25h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Basel, Bahnhof via Deva and Zürich Bus Station in around 29h 47m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 44–48
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–18
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Orşova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Drobeta Turnu-Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Craiova to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–11
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Craiova to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–29
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Tekija to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Mediaş
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–22
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Mediaş to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Craiova to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Deva station.
Basel is 1h behind Craiova. It is currently 1:42 AM in Craiova and 12:42 AM in Basel.
Craiova to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Craiova to Basel is 1608 km. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from Craiova to Basel.
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