There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to București by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
5h 20m$107–287Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
6h 58m$104–369Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Meidlingtrain rjx 167
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
26h 53m$304–568Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
30h 39m$195–320Drive 1,754.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bucharestcar 1,754.4 km
17h 38m$354–511Train via Piata Rosetti
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 4m$386–674Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Buzaubus
- Take the train from Buzău to Bucharesttrain
35h 43m
Zurich to București by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to București is to fly which costs $100 - $290 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to București is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to București. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to București. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Universitate via Wien Meidling and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 53m.
The distance between Zurich and București is 1420 km. The road distance is 1754.4 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to București without a car is to train which takes 26h 53m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Zurich to București, including transfers.
Zurich to București bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to București train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to București is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $300 - $600 and takes 26h 53m, you could also bus, which costs $190 - $320 and takes 30h 39m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and București, Romania?
Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Universitate via Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 26h 53m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- 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
- $260–490
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $120–190
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to București bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bucharest station.
București is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:48 AM in Zurich and 4:48 AM in București.
Zurich to București train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to București is 1754 km. It takes approximately 17h 38m to drive from Zurich to București.
There are 5532+ hotels available in București.