There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain
5h 48mCHF 88–269Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane BBU - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
8h 10mCHF 52–263Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)train Rjx / ...
20hTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenztrain Rjx
28h 36mCHF 174–259Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bregenztrain Rjx
27h 41mCHF 167–228Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane OTP - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain
7h 53mCHF 107–335Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane OTP - STR
- Take the train from Vaihingen to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train
9h 7mCHF 105–383Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen train stationbus FlixBus 1921
31h 15mCHF 141–221Bus via Buzău
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzăubus
- Take the bus from Buzau to Bregenzbus
34h 25mCHF 131–192Drive 1,673.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to St. Gallencar 1,673.7 km
16h 42mCHF 279–402
Bucharest to St. Gallen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen is to fly and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 270 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen is to fly and train which takes 5h 48m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen station. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at St. Gallen train station via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to St. Gallen. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at St. Gallen via Budapest-Keleti and Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 36m.
The distance between Bucharest and St. Gallen is 1483 km. The road distance is 1673.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen, including transfers.
Bucharest to St. Gallen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to St. Gallen train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen is to train which takes 28h 36m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 230 and takes 31h 15m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and St. Gallen, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to St. Gallen via Budapest-Keleti and Bregenz in around 28h 36m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen train station twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 140–220 and the journey takes 29h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 65–95
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 30–50
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- *
- CHF 110–180
Train from Wien Meidling to Bregenz
- *
- CHF 85–130
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 10–15
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 56–61
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–85
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–15
Train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–8
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 10–13
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Vaihingen to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Vaihingen to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bucharest to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- [email protected]
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Buzau to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–170
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to St. Gallen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at St. Gallen train station.
St. Gallen is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:29 PM in Bucharest and 3:29 PM in St. Gallen.
Bucharest to St. Gallen train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to St. Gallen is 1674 km. It takes approximately 16h 42m to drive from Bucharest to St. Gallen.
There are 850+ hotels available in St. Gallen.












































