There are 8 ways to get from Erstfeld to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Erstfeld to Zugtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
6h 40m$222–484Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
8h 29m$106–348Train
- Take the train from Erstfeld to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 51mTrain, bus via Brescia
- Take the train from Erstfeld to Cadenazzotrain
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bresciatrain R4
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
32h 9mDrive 1,754.8 km
- Drive from Erstfeld to Bucharestcar 1,754.8 km
19h 22m$354–511Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Altdorf UR to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
8h 49m$175–402Train, bus
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Zürich HBtrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
32h 58m$190–331Drive, car train
- Drive from Erstfeld to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
20h 2m$409–569
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erstfeld to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $100 - $350 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Erstfeld to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $220 - $490.
No, there is no direct train from Erstfeld to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Erstfeld and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 51m.
The distance between Erstfeld and Bucharest is 1495 km. The road distance is 1754.8 km.
The best way to get from Erstfeld to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 28h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Erstfeld to Bucharest, including transfers.
Erstfeld to Bucharest train services, operated by Südostbahn, depart from Erstfeld station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Erstfeld. It is currently 4:23 PM in Erstfeld and 5:23 PM in Bucharest.
Erstfeld to Bucharest train services, operated by Südostbahn, arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erstfeld to Bucharest is 1755 km. It takes approximately 19h 22m to drive from Erstfeld to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Erstfeld, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Erstfeld to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Meidling in around 28h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- 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
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Erstfeld to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Altdorf UR to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Erstfeld to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Erstfeld to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Erstfeld to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
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
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Cadenazzo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $60–90
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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 Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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