The average train between București and Budapest takes 16h 45m and the fastest train takes 16h 40m. There is at least one train per day from București to Budapest. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Trains run once daily between București and Budapest. The earliest departure is at 5:02 AM in the morning, and the last departure from București is at 5:10 AM which arrives into Budapest at 8:50 PM. All services require a transfer at Gara de Nord and take an average of 16h 45m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from București to Budapest. However, there are services departing from București station and arriving at Budapest station via Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
București to Budapest train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
București to Budapest train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
The distance between București and Budapest is 637.7 km. The road distance is 837 km.
Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 22,000–25,000 and the journey takes 16h 21m.
