There are 8 ways to get from Interlaken to Bucharest by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
6h 51m$229–432Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
7h 39m$108–301Train, bus via Ploieşti
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to LuzernLix
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
27h 45m$127–203Train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to BernIce / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
30h 43m$422–612Drive 1,816 km
- Drive from Interlaken to Bucharest1,816 km
20h 14m$367–529Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MXP - OTP
8h 59m$148–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich HBIc81
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari1921
32h 29m$216–317Drive, car train
- Drive from Interlaken to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
20h 44m$412–589
Interlaken to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Interlaken to Bucharest is to train and bus via Ploieşti which costs $120 - $210 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Interlaken to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $220 - $440.
No, there is no direct train from Interlaken to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Interlaken West and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Bern, Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 43m.
The distance between Interlaken and Bucharest is 1592 km. The road distance is 1816 km.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Ploieşti which takes 27h 45m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Interlaken to Bucharest, including transfers.
Interlaken to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Interlaken West station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Interlaken. It is currently 10:36 PM in Interlaken and 11:36 PM in Bucharest.
Interlaken to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Interlaken to Bucharest is 1816 km. It takes approximately 20h 14m to drive from Interlaken to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Interlaken West to Bucuresti Nord via Bern, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 30h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- 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
- $55–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36–42
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $12–18
- 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
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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