The average train between București and Zalău takes 12h 8m and the fastest train takes 11h 57m. The train service runs several times per day from București to Zalău. 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 twice daily between București and Zalău. The earliest departure is at 4:44 AM at night, and the last departure from București is at 3:28 PM which arrives into Zalău at 3:35 AM. All services require a transfer at Gara de Nord and take an average of 12h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from București to Zalău. However, there are services departing from București station and arriving at Zalău station via Brașov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 8m.
București to Zalău train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Zalău train services, operated by Societatea de Transport București STB SA, arrive at Zalau Nord station.
Book your București to Zalău train tickets online with Societatea de Transport București STB SA, Romanian Railways (CFR) and Regio Călători.
The distance between București and Zalău is 381.2 km. The road distance is 589 km.
You can take a train from Universitate to Zalau Nord via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Brasov in around 12h 38m.
