There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Romania by train, plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), or car
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 Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
6h 34m$38–181Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Veronabus FlixBus 024
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureştibus
29h 28m$166–211Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
29h 50m$350–661Drive 1,635 km
- Drive from Lugano to Bucharestcar 1,635 km
18h 7m$330–477Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BGY - CLJ
6h 54m$67–406Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MXP - CLJ
6h 14m$72–199Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BGY - OTP
7h 14m$80–328Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BGY - IAS
6h 56m$68–468Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BGY - BBU
7h 27m$71–279Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MXP - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 30m$89–236Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
32h 42m$129–139Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bergamotrain Re2
- Take the bus from Bergamo to București, Autogara Militaribus
34h 4m$182–306
Lugano to Romania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Romania is to train and fly which costs $35 - $190 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Romania is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $70 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Piata Natiunile Unite via Verona Porta Nuova and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Universitate via Zürich HB, Wien Meidling and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
The distance between Lugano and Romania is 1463 km. The road distance is 1635 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 29h 28m and costs $160 - $220.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Lugano to Romania, including transfers.
Lugano to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Romania train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Romania is to bus which takes 29h 28m and costs $160 - $220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $350 - $700 and takes 29h 50m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Romania?
You can take a bus from Lugano to Piata Natiunile Unite via Verona, Verona Porta Nuova, Bucureşti, and Gara de Nord in around 29h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Universitate via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 29h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $28–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–360
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bergamo to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Lugano. It is currently 11:25 AM in Lugano and 12:25 PM in Romania.
Lugano to Romania train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Romania is 1635 km. It takes approximately 18h 7m to drive from Lugano to Romania.
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