There are 8 ways to get from București to Bratislava by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 15m€50–164Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Bratislavabus
12h 52mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Hegyeshalomtrain Ec / ...
21h 8m€93–115Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Hegyeshalomnighttrain Night Train
19h 57m€77–89Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BBU - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
8h 57m€50–224Bus via Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
14h 36m€56–111Bus via Valea Cascadelor
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N910 / ...
22h 32m€96–161Drive 1,015.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bratislavacar 1,015.8 km
10h 13m€153–221
București to Bratislava by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Bratislava is to bus via Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy which costs €55 - €120 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from București to Bratislava is to fly and bus which takes 5h 15m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Bratislava via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Bratislava-Petrzalka via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Hegyeshalom. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 8m.
The distance between București and Bratislava is 912 km. The road distance is 1015.8 km.
The best way to get from București to Bratislava without a car is to bus which takes 12h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from București to Bratislava, including transfers.
București to Bratislava bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Bratislava train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Bratislava is to bus which takes 12h 52m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €120 and takes 21h 8m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Bratislava, Slovakia?
Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to Bratislava twice a week, and the journey takes 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Bratislava-Petrzalka via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, and Hegyeshalom in around 21h 8m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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More Questions & Answers
București to Bratislava bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bratislava station.
Bratislava is 1h behind București. It is currently 3:52 AM in București and 2:52 AM in Bratislava.
București to Bratislava train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Bratislava is 1016 km. It takes approximately 10h 13m to drive from București to Bratislava.
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