There are 9 ways to get from Romania to Basel by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly from Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Basel (BSL)plane CLJ - BSL
2h 38mCHF 60–263Fly from Iași International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Basel (BSL)plane IAS - BSL
2h 55mCHF 53–233Bus, train via Aachen
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
22h 56mCHF 82–252Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Tgv / ...
30h 41mCHF 198–293Drive 1,802.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Baselcar 1,802.6 km
18h 49mCHF 281–406Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Basel (BSL)plane TSR - BSL
4h 35mCHF 63–215Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
27h 20mBus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Zurich Bus Stationbus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
33h 18mCHF 140–221Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Baselcar
19h 56mCHF 318–437
Romania to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 220 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 38m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Bucharest and Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Teatrul National and arriving at Basel SBB via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 41m.
The distance between Romania and Basel is 1236 km. The road distance is 1802.6 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Aachen which takes 22h 56m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 2h 38m to get from Romania to Basel, including transfers.
Romania to Basel bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
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 2h 38m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 300 and takes 30h 41m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 20m.
What companies run services between Romania and Basel, Switzerland?
Ulendo Airlink and Lufthansa fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Teatrul National to Basel SBB via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 30h 41m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–28
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 121
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Romania to Basel bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Basel is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 7:04 PM in Romania and 6:04 PM in Basel.
Romania to Basel train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Romania to Basel is 1803 km. It takes approximately 18h 49m to drive from Romania to Basel.
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