There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Moldova by plane, car, train, or bus
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 Iași International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane ZRH - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
6h 54m$160–296Train to Basel, fly to Iași International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BSL - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
6h 44m$117–408Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Aradtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Arad to Chișinăubus
30h 18m$229–356Bus via Vaslui
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Vasluibus
- Take the bus from Vaslui to Huşibus
- Take the bus from Huși to Chișinăubus
35h 16m$186–282Drive 1,861.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chișinăucar 1,861.6 km
24h$376–543Fly Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane ZRH - RMO
7h 13m$145–357Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iași to Chisinau Airportbus
40h 3m$223–307Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Chișinăubus
41h 35m$168Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vesttrain 347
- Take the train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinautrain 402
41h 39m$380–632
Zurich to Moldova by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Moldova is to bus which costs $168 and takes 41h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Moldova is to train and fly and drive which takes 6h 44m and costs $110 - $410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich and arriving at Chișinău. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 41h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Chisinau via Wien Hbf, Ploieşti Vest and Ploiesti Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 39m.
The distance between Zurich and Moldova is 1486 km. The road distance is 1861.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Moldova without a car is to train and bus via Budapest which takes 30h 18m and costs $220 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Zurich to Moldova, including transfers.
Zurich to Moldova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Moldova train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Moldova is to bus via Vaslui which takes 35h 16m and costs $180 - $290. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $360 and takes 7h 13m, you could also train, which costs $380 - $650 and takes 41h 39m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Moldova?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Chișinău via Vaslui, Huşi, and Huși in around 35h 16m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–300
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $140–210
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $120–180
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Arad to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Huși to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- SVS
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0745-267.686
- Website
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
Bus from Vaslui to Huşi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- vertrantis.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Iași to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from Zurich to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $168
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Moldova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vaslui station.
Moldova is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:19 PM in Zurich and 4:19 PM in Moldova.
Zurich to Moldova train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Moldova is 1862 km. It takes approximately 24h to drive from Zurich to Moldova.
There are 2023+ hotels available in Moldova.










































