There are 11 ways to get from Lax to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MXP - OTP
8h 25m$145–391Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
9h 7m$96–350Train, bus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Locarno FART72 / ...
- Take the bus from Lugano to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
28h 50m$114–237Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Brig to BernIc8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Hohenems
- Take the train from Hohenems to Wien MeidlingRjx
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
33h 14mDrive 1,772 km
- Drive from Lax to Bucharest1,772 km
19h 33m$358–516Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Brig to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
8h 30m$270–526Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BGY - OTP
9h 52m$136–358Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BGY - BBU
10h 22m$109–241Train, bus via Venice
- Take the train from Domodossola to Venezia MestreEc
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
30h 5m$181–295Train, bus via Bern
- Take the train from Brig to BernIc8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari1921
34h 39m$145–309Drive, car train
- Drive from Lax to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
20h 33m$416–595
Lax to Bucharest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lax to Bucharest is to train and bus and fly which costs $100 - $250 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lax to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $140 - $400.
The distance between Lax and Bucharest is 1541 km. The road distance is 1772 km.
The best way to get from Lax to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 50m and costs $110 - $240.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Lax to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Lax. It is currently 11:46 PM in Lax and 12:46 AM in Bucharest.
Yes, the driving distance between Lax to Bucharest is 1772 km. It takes approximately 19h 33m to drive from Lax to Bucharest.
There are 5352+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Lax, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Lax to Bucharest. However, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Domodossola, take the train to Gallarate, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lax to Bucharest via Brig Bahnhofplatz, Brig, Domodossola, Locarno FART, Locarno, Lugano, Lugano, Ploieşti, and Ploieşti Sud in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- fart@centovalli.ch
- Website
- centovalli.ch
Train from Domodossola to Locarno FART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Autolinee FART
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Hohenems to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $100–160
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $75–110
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
Train from Domodossola to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $110–160
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Brig to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Lugano to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Bern to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- $15–20
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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