There are 7 ways to get from Rotkreuz 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 Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
5h 37m$172–384Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
7h 34m$95–339Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
27h 59m$395–693Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
32h 2m$157–305Drive 1,776.2 km
- Drive from Rotkreuz to Bucharestcar 1,776.2 km
18h 13m$359–518Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Buzaubus
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Oborbus
37hDrive, car train
- Drive from Rotkreuz to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
19h 39m$406–565
Rotkreuz to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotkreuz to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $95 - $340 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Rotkreuz to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $170 - $390.
No, there is no direct train from Rotkreuz to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Rotkreuz and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 59m.
The distance between Rotkreuz and Bucharest is 1455 km. The road distance is 1776.2 km.
The best way to get from Rotkreuz to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 27h 59m and costs $390 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Rotkreuz to Bucharest, including transfers.
Rotkreuz to Bucharest train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Rotkreuz to Bucharest is to train which takes 27h 59m and costs $390 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $310 and takes 32h 2m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Rotkreuz. It is currently 10:17 AM in Rotkreuz and 11:17 AM in Bucharest.
Rotkreuz to Bucharest train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Rotkreuz, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Rotkreuz to Bucuresti Nord via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 27h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest 3 times a week. Tickets cost $140–260 and the journey takes 29h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Rotkreuz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $16–24
- 2nd Class
- $20–27
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- 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
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 775 621 669
- petrudanca1981@gmail.com
- Website
- danca-transport.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- danca-transport.ro
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