Appenzell to Brașov by train

Travel from Appenzell (Switzerland) to Brașov (Romania) by train (1252km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Appenzell in Switzerland to Brașov in Romania, the main route leads via Austria and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.

There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.

1252 km

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How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Appenzell to Brașov, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.

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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users

Brașov - Appenzell / Bern - Bucharest / Zurich - Bucharest / Davos - Bucharest / Geneva - Bucharest / Lucerne - Bucharest / St. Moritz - Bucharest / Zermatt - Bucharest / Basel - Brașov / Zurich - Brașov

1 Appenzell (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Brașov (Romania)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Appenzell (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary)

Travel from Switzerland to Hungary by direct train.

On the travel route Zurich to Budapest there is a direct overnight train (Nightjet) and one direct day train (Railjet) with a journey times of 11:40 hours. Train tickets are available from 29/44 EUR.

You will find much more train connections with a change in Vienna (Austria).

Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Appenzell / Basel - Budapest / Bern - Budapest / Geneva - Budapest / Lausanne - Budapest / Lucerne - Budapest / Lugano - Budapest / Montreux - Budapest / St. Moritz - Budapest / Zermatt - Budapest / Zurich - Budapest

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Brașov (Romania)

To travel from Hungary to Romania by train, buy your train tickets from Hungarian railway MAV START. They offer a variety of discounts for one way and return journeys as well as the cheap advance fare "Fortuna" tickets. Online tickets from MAV START have to be printed from ticket machines at stations in Hungary! Of course you can buy all tickets at international ticket desks at stations in Hungary as well.

International services run mainly from Budapest via the Lököshaza/Curtici border crossing to Arad and from there either to Timisoara and onwards to Craiova and Bucharest or via Simeria - Sibiu/Sighisoara - Brasov to Bucharest. Additional international express trains run via the Biharkresztes/Episcopia Bihor border crossing to Oradea - Cluj Napoca - Brasov.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Györsvonat (G)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / IC 407 Budapest - Brașov / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / IC 79/1696 Budapest - Bucharest

train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / CFR Căile Ferate Române

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Brașov - Budapest / Budapest - Bucharest / Budapest - Cluj-Napoca / Budapest - Timișoara / Budapest - Iași / Budapest - Sibiu

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Appenzell (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria) - Brașov (Romania)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

2a Travelling from Appenzell (Switzerland) to Vienna (Austria)

To travel by train from Switzerland to Austria, use a direct Railjet train. Night trains run on the routes Zurich to Vienna and Graz.

Saver ticket fares from Austrian railways ÖBB called "Sparschiene" are available from 14 EUR. Tickets for the night train start from 29 EUR.

You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ467 Zurich - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ465 Zurich - Graz

train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Appenzell / Zurich - Vienna / Zurich - Graz / Zurich - Linz / Zurich - Innsbruck / Zurich - Salzburg / Zurich - Klagenfurt / Basel - Vienna / Basel - Graz / Basel - Innsbruck / Basel - Salzburg

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Brașov (Romania)

To travel from Austria to Romania by train, we recommend you a direct night train. You find the exact schedule and ticket prices via our booking links.

It is also possible to split your route. First from your departure place in Austria by Railjet train to Budapest (Hungary). From Budapest you continue by train to Romania (Bucharest, Brașov, Sighișoara, Arad, Timișoara).

It might be the case that you have to book more than one ticket.
1) From a smaller place in Austria to the departure place of the international train (Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg).
2) Then for the international train itself.
3) And finally to continue to your destination place in Romania.

The following links could be interesting for you.

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest

train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / CFR Căile Ferate Române

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Brașov - Vienna / Vienna - Bucharest / Graz - Bucharest / Linz - Bucharest / Salzburg - Bucharest / Innsbruck - Bucharest

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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