There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Moldova 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 Chișinău International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane ZRH - RMO
7h 58m$126–348Train, bus via Tatabánya
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Tatabanyatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Tatabánya Autóbusz-Állomás to Huşibus
- Take the bus from Huși to Chișinăubus
29h 3m$301–445Train
- 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
40h 34m$345–554Drive 1,859.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chișinăucar 1,859.9 km
23h 59m$436–629Fly Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane ZRH - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
6h 54m$162–279Train to Basel, fly to Iași International Airport, drive
- 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$128–405Bus 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$198–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
39h 28m$152–230Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Chișinăubus
41h 35m$168
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 $120 - $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 40h 34m.
The distance between Zurich and Moldova is 1559 km. The road distance is 1859.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Moldova without a car is to train and bus via Tatabánya which takes 29h 3m and costs $300 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 58m 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 fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $120 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $340 - $600 and takes 40h 34m, you could also bus via Vaslui, which costs $190 - $300 and takes 35h 16m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Moldova?
Austrian Airlines, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Chisinau via Wien Hbf, Ploieşti Vest, and Ploiesti Sud in around 40h 34m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–250
Flights from Basel to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Zurich Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–170
Train from Wien Hbf to Tatabanya
- *
- $30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–170
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Tatabanya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Tatabanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Ploiesti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways CFM
Train from Ploiesti Sud to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways CFM
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Tatabánya Autóbusz-Állomás to Huşi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Huși to Chișinău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- 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
- +373 69 581 101
- [email protected]
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- alverstur.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 1:52 PM in Zurich and 2:52 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 1860 km. It takes approximately 23h 59m to drive from Zurich to Moldova.
There are 2045+ hotels available in Moldova.


















































