There are 7 ways to get from București to Košice by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane OTP - KSC
7h 15m€96–271Train
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the train from Brasov to Debrecentrain Ir
- Take the train from Debrecen to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ic
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosicetrain Ic
21h 3m€60–80Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Košicebus 902 / ...
14h 6mDrive 779.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Košicecar 779.8 km
10h 50m€116–168Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain Ic
14h 29mTrain via Budapest
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain Ic
22h 16m€74–82Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ivano-Frankivskbus Morshyn-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Košice - ASbus
33h 52m€66–96
București to Košice by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Košice is to train which costs €60 - €80 and takes 21h 3m.
The fastest way to get from București to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Košice. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Košice via Bucharest and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Košice. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Kosice via Brasov, Debrecen and Miskolc Tiszai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 3m.
The distance between București and Košice is 609 km. The road distance is 779.8 km.
The best way to get from București to Košice without a car is to bus which takes 14h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from București to Košice, including transfers.
București to Košice bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Košice train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from București to Košice is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €95 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 6m, you could also train, which costs €60 - €80 and takes 21h 3m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Košice, Slovakia?
LOT, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata Unirii to Košice via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brasov to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €43–47
- 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)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Košice - AS
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
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More Questions & Answers
București to Košice bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Košice is 1h behind București. It is currently 8:48 AM in București and 7:48 AM in Košice.
București to Košice train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), arrive at Brașov station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Košice is 780 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from București to Košice.
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