There are 10 ways to get from Sion to Bucharest 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 Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sion to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
7h 43m$162–395Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sion to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MXP - OTP
8h 20m$76–301Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
29h 25m$317–540Train
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Augsburg Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
33h 16m$456–967Drive 1,822.4 km
- Drive from Sion to Bucharestcar 1,822.4 km
19h 42m$368–531Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
8h 35m$200–458Train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BSL - OTP
8h 51m$116–470Train, bus, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sion to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus
- 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
9h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sion to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bresciatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
31h 37mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Sion to Lausannetrain Ir95 / ...
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
36h 24m$246–393
Sion to Bucharest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sion to Bucharest is to train and bus and fly which costs $75 - $310 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sion to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $160 - $400.
No, there is no direct train from Sion to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Sion and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Visp, Basel SBB, Augsburg Hbf, Linz/Donau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 16m.
The distance between Sion and Bucharest is 1746 km. The road distance is 1822.4 km.
The best way to get from Sion to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 29h 25m and costs $310 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Sion to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sion to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Sion station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sion. It is currently 3:08 AM in Sion and 4:08 AM in Bucharest.
Sion to Bucharest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Visp station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sion to Bucharest is 1822 km. It takes approximately 19h 42m to drive from Sion to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Sion, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Sion to Bucuresti Nord via Visp, Basel SBB, Augsburg Hbf, Linz/Donau Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 33h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $19–220
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Train from Sion to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–38
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $33–38
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–38
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $33–38
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–38
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $33–38
Train from Sion to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–38
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $33–38
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $30–50
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $30–50
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $30–50
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
Train from Sion to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $55–80
- 2nd Class
- $30–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $153
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lausanne to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- Flixbus
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