There are 12 ways to get from Romania to Basel by plane, bus, train, night train, 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.
Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Basel (BSL)plane TSR - BSL
4h 39mCHF 59–245Fly Cluj-Napoca to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Basel (BSL)plane CLJ - BSL
4h 41mCHF 36–192Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
26h 1mCHF 179–464Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
31h 21mCHF 150–518Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
31h 12mCHF 206–331Fly Iași International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Basel (BSL)plane IAS - BSL
5h 5mCHF 79–335Fly Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CLJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 5mCHF 133–344Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
5h 40mCHF 54–235Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 47mCHF 109–317Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Basel (BSL)plane BUD - BSL
7h 47mCHF 63–213Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
33h 46mCHF 171–336Drive 1,803 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Baselcar 1,803 km
18h 50mCHF 294–424
Romania to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 200 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 21m.
The distance between Romania and Basel is 1088 km. The road distance is 1803 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 26h 1m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Romania to Basel, including transfers.
Romania to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 150 - SFr 550 and takes 31h 21m.
Basel is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 11:14 PM in Romania and 10:14 PM in Basel.
Romania to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Romania and Basel, Switzerland?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa City, and Lufthansa fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Basel Bad Bf via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 31h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–160
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 57–62
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 100–150
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 125
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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