There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Satu Mare by plane, bus, train, 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 Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ZRH - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Marebus
9h 19m$137–353Train to Basel, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BSL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Marebus
10h 34m$98–365Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Airportbus 3909
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Marebus 3910
19h$124–188Train via Valea lui Mihai
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Buchs Sgtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Maretrain
19h 52m$173–291Drive 1,266.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Satu Marecar 1,266.2 km
12h 43m$256–369Fly Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Marebus
8h 51m$130–326Fly Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane ZRH - DEB
- Take the train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Maretrain
9h 53m$206–444Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecentrain Ic
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain Ec / ...
20h 42m$245–384Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Baia Marebus
- Take the train from Baia Mare to Satu Maretrain Ir
30h 44m$203–272
Zurich to Satu Mare by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Satu Mare is to bus which costs $120 - $190 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Satu Mare is to fly and bus which takes 8h 51m and costs $130 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Satu Mare. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Satu Mare via Budapest Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Satu Mare. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Satu Mare via Buchs Sg, Feldkirch, Budapest-Keleti and Valea lui Mihai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Zurich and Satu Mare is 1333 km. The road distance is 1266.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Satu Mare without a car is to bus which takes 19h and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Zurich to Satu Mare, including transfers.
Zurich to Satu Mare bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Satu Mare train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Satu Mare is to bus which takes 19h and costs $120 - $190. Alternatively, you can train via Valea lui Mihai, which costs $170 - $300 and takes 19h 52m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Satu Mare, Romania?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Satu Mare via Budapest Airport in around 19h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Satu Mare via Buchs Sg, Feldkirch, Budapest-Keleti, Valea Lui Mihai, and Valea lui Mihai in around 19h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Stuttgart, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Buchs Sg
- *
- $22–35
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $130–200
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- *
- $30–45
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $130–200
Train from Zuerich Hb to Buchs Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Baia Mare to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- $17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- $12–17
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- $12–17
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Baia Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Satu Mare bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Airport station.
Satu Mare is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 1:16 PM in Zurich and 2:16 PM in Satu Mare.
Zurich to Satu Mare train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Buchs Sg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Satu Mare is 1266 km. It takes approximately 12h 43m to drive from Zurich to Satu Mare.
Book your Zurich to Satu Mare bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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