The average train between București and Ploieşti takes 1h 12m and the fastest train takes 54 min. The train runs at least 2 times per hour from București to Ploieşti. 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 30 minutes between București and Ploieşti. The earliest departure is at 5:02 AM in the morning, and the last departure from București is at 11:02 PM which arrives into Ploieşti at 5:20 AM. All services require a transfer at Gara de Nord and take an average of 1h 12m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from București to Ploieşti. However, there are services departing from București station and arriving at Ploieşti station via Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 12m.
București to Ploieşti train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, depart from Universitate station.
București to Ploieşti train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, arrive at Ploieşti Vest station.
Book your București to Ploieşti train tickets online with Societatea de Transport București STB SA, Transferoviar Călători (TFC) and 4 other operators.
The distance between București and Ploieşti is 50.3 km. The road distance is 62 km.
You can take a train from Universitate to Ploieşti Vest via Gara de Nord and Bucharest in around 1h 8m.
