There are 12 ways to get from Romania to Basel by plane, bus, train, night 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 Iași International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Basel (BSL)plane IAS - BSL
2h 53mCHF 63–236Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
5h 38mCHF 54–165Bus, 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 SBBtrain 20 / ...
23h 16mCHF 94–262Train
- 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 Ice / ...
30h 58mCHF 187–288Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
29h 26mCHF 199–316Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Basel (BSL)plane TSR - BSL
4h 38mCHF 64–225Fly 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 4mCHF 119–303Fly 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 42mCHF 112–270Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N33 / ...
29h 15mCHF 145–162Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ir36 / ...
33h 17mCHF 149–291Drive 1,802.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Baselcar 1,802.6 km
18h 49mCHF 286–413Drive, 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 321–456
Romania to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 170 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Basel is to fly which takes 2h 53m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Basel SBB via Bucharest and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Basel. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Basel SBB via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 58m.
The distance between Romania and Basel is 1514 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 23h 16m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 2h 53m 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 53m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 290 and takes 30h 58m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 170 and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Romania and Basel, Switzerland?
Ulendo Airlink and Austrian Airlines fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Basel SBB via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 30h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–390
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–200
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59–64
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- 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
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- 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 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 121
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bucharest to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- 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 7:54 AM in Romania and 6:54 AM 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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