There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Satu Mare 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 Debrecen International Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane ZRH - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain
9h 31m$226–444Train 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 24m$98–364Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Airportbus 3909
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Satu Marebus 3910
19h$127–192Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Maretrain
19h$173–268Drive 1,266.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Satu Marecar 1,266.2 km
12h 43m$256–369Fly Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- 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$137–354Fly 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$130–337Train via Bratislava
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Debrecen to Satu Maretrain Ec / ...
19h 11m$153–271Train, 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$203–279
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 - $200 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 - $340.
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 Wien Hbf, Budapest-Keleti and Valea lui Mihai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Zurich and Satu Mare is 1103 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 - $200.
It takes approximately 9h 31m 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 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $270 and takes 19h.
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 Wien Hbf, Budapest-Keleti, Valea Lui Mihai, and Valea lui Mihai in around 19h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- 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
- $90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Valea Lui Mihai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Valea lui Mihai to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $110–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- $120–190
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $61
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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 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
- $16–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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
- $95–150
- 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
- +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
- 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 5:25 PM in Zurich and 6:25 PM in Satu Mare.
Zurich to Satu Mare train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf 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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