There are 9 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
5h 21mFt 19,815–56,145Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
5h 2mFt 8,954–40,284Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
9h 18mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
17h 41mFt 22,000–25,000Drive 820.6 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Budapestcar 820.6 km
8h 33mFt 44,508–64,288Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane OTP - TSR
- Take a shuttle bus from Timişoara to Budapest
8h 10mFt 36,037–182,037Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Koebanya-Kispesttrain
7h 54mFt 24,895–64,295Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
7h 30mFt 24,095–94,845Bus via Valea Cascadelor
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 3907 / ...
15h 41mFt 25,345–41,345
București - Ilfov to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which costs 8 500 Ft - 41 000 Ft and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs 8 500 Ft - 41 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from București - Ilfov to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from București - Ilfov to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Budapest is 653 km. The road distance is 820.6 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 9h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Budapest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București - Ilfov to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs 19 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 18m, you could also train, which costs 22 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft and takes 17h 41m.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Budapest, Hungary?
Tarom, Air Serbia, and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar twice a week, and the journey takes 8h 7m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–46,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–41,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–50,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–38,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–80,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–34,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–41,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–46,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–55,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–31,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–42,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–25,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–3,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Timişoara to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–140,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–41,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
București - Ilfov to Budapest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest is 1h behind București - Ilfov. It is currently 4:21 AM in București - Ilfov and 3:21 AM in Budapest.
București - Ilfov to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Budapest is 821 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from București - Ilfov to Budapest.
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