The average train between București and Craiova takes 4h 24m and the fastest train takes 4h 7m. The train service runs several times per day from București to Craiova. 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 every 3 hours between București and Craiova. The earliest departure is at 5:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from București is at 7:11 PM which arrives into Craiova at 11:40 PM. All services require a transfer at Gara de Nord and take an average of 4h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct train from București to Craiova. However, there are services departing from București station and arriving at Craiova station via Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 24m.
București to Craiova train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Craiova train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, arrive at Craiova station.
Book your București to Craiova train tickets online with Societatea de Transport București STB SA, Romanian Railways (CFR) and S.C. Softrans S.R.L..
The distance between București and Craiova is 182.5 km. The road distance is 212 km.
Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucharest to Craiova every 4 hours. Tickets cost $20–22 and the journey takes 3h 51m. S.C. Softrans S.R.L. also services this route 3 times a day.