There are 10 ways to get from Rheinfelden 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 Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
5h 55m$195–374Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
5h 55m$96–244Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
23h 19m$107–296Train
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
29h 35m$371–536Drive 1,786.1 km
- Drive from Rheinfelden to Bucharest1,786.1 km
18h 38m$361–521Fly Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BSL - OTP
6h 49m$148–391Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ploieşti
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari3908 / ...
29h 5m$96–173Train, bus
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari1921
31h 34m$171–256Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Rheinfelden to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Buzau
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
37h 44mDrive, car train
- Drive from Rheinfelden to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
19h 58m$398–568
Rheinfelden to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rheinfelden to Bucharest is to bus which costs $95 - $180 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rheinfelden to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $95 - $250.
No, there is no direct train from Rheinfelden to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Rheinfelden and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 35m.
The distance between Rheinfelden and Bucharest is 1489 km. The road distance is 1786.1 km.
The best way to get from Rheinfelden to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 23h 19m and costs $100 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Rheinfelden to Bucharest, including transfers.
Rheinfelden to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Rheinfelden station.
The best way to get from Rheinfelden to Bucharest is to train which takes 29h 35m and costs $370 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $400 and takes 6h 49m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $180 and takes 29h 5m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Rheinfelden. It is currently 9:50 PM in Rheinfelden and 10:50 PM in Bucharest.
Rheinfelden to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
What companies run services between Rheinfelden, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Rheinfelden to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 29h 35m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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
- $55–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Rheinfelden to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rheinfelden to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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) 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-660.987
- Website
- acomar.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- acomar.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-105.209
- Website
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0238-416.702
- Website
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
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