There are 12 ways to get from Locarno to Romania 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, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
7h 23m$43–342Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureştibus
29h 46m$154–228Train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
31h 22m$434–806Drive 1,663.8 km
- Drive from Locarno to Bucharestcar 1,663.8 km
18h 31m$336–485Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BGY - CLJ
7h 34m$86–486Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BGY - OTP
7h 54m$93–408Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BGY - IAS
7h 36m$82–528Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MXP - CLJ
7h 3m$81–440Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BGY - BBU
8h 7m$94–359Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MXP - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 28m$94–398Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
33h 22m$134–144Train, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bergamotrain Re2
- Take the bus from Bergamo to București, Autogara Militaribus
34h 44m$185–299
Locarno to Romania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Romania is to train and fly which costs $40 - $350 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Romania is to train and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $80 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lugano Stazione and arriving at Piata Natiunile Unite via Verona Porta Nuova and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Romania. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Universitate via Bellinzona, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 22m.
The distance between Locarno and Romania is 1498 km. The road distance is 1663.8 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 29h 46m and costs $150 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Locarno to Romania, including transfers.
Locarno to Romania bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, depart from Lugano Stazione station.
Locarno to Romania train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Romania is to bus which takes 29h 46m and costs $150 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 31h 22m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Romania?
You can take a train from Locarno to Piata Natiunile Unite via Lugano, Lugano Stazione, Verona Porta Nuova, Bucureşti, and Gara de Nord in around 29h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Locarno to Universitate via Bellinzona, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 31h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–380
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–100
- 2nd Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bergamo to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Romania bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Locarno. It is currently 6:07 PM in Locarno and 7:07 PM in Romania.
Locarno to Romania train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Romania is 1664 km. It takes approximately 18h 31m to drive from Locarno to Romania.
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