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There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to St. Gallen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane OTP - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain train
    5h 54m
    CHF 88–284

  2. Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane plane BBU - FMM
    2. Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to St. Margrethen SGtrain train
    8h 10m
    CHF 55–243

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburgtrain train Rjx
    19h 43m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Buchs Sgtrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Buchs SG to St. Gallentrain train
    26h 30m
    CHF 174–265

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Night Train
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bregenztrain train Rjx
    27h 25m
    CHF 166–229

  6. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane plane OTP - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train
    7h 58m
    CHF 76–315

  7. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane OTP - STR
    2. Take the train from Vaihingen to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    9h 7m
    CHF 105–294

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Munich central bus stationbus bus 1923
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train stationbus bus FlixBus 141 / ...
    31h 53m
    CHF 147–217

  9. Drive  1,673.7 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to St. Gallencar car 1,673.7 km
    16h 41m
    CHF 324–467

Bucharest to St. Gallen by train

Calendar17Weekly Trains
Duration26h 30mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 174Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,482.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 54m

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, Buchs Sg, and Buchs SG in around 26h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to St. Gallen via Munich central bus station and St. Gallen train station in around 31h 53m.

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