Bern to Bucharest by train
Travel from Bern (Switzerland) to Bucharest (Romania) by train (1474km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Bern in Switzerland to Bucharest 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.
- 1Bern (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)
- 2Bern (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)
1474 km
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 Bern to Bucharest, 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
Bucharest - Bern / Zurich - Bucharest / Davos - Bucharest / Geneva - Bucharest / Lucerne - Bucharest / St. Moritz - Bucharest / Zermatt - Bucharest / Basel - Brașov / Zurich - Brașov1 Bern (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Bern (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.
Where to buy a ticket from Bern to Budapest?
Check times&prices 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 - Bern / Basel - 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.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
1b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Budapest
2 Bern (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Bern (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.
Where to buy a ticket from Bern to Vienna?
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 - Bern / 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 Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Vienna to Bucharest by overnight train. The journey time is 20:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.
The overnight train "Dacia" (EN347) is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. There are the following service classes available:
- standard seats. Ticket fares from 49 EUR.
- couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Ticket fares from 59 EUR.
- sleeper-wagon: private compartments with beds for 1 to 3 passengers and washbasin. Optional you can book these compartments with private shower and toilet. Ticket fares from 79 EUR for a bed in a 3-persons-compartment. And from 159 EUR for a private sleeper-compartment only for yourself.
The departure time in Vienna is 19:40 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 16:00.
Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by Railjet day train from Vienna to Budapest. And change in Budapest to a night train to Bucharest.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Bucharest?
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 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Vienna
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Do you have questions about the connection between Bern and Bucharest? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
