There are 9 ways to get from Bucuresti to Budapest by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
5h 4mFt 8,986–37,336Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
9h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
17h 37mFt 22,139–25,139Drive 820.6 km
- Drive from Bucuresti to Budapestcar 820.6 km
8h 33mFt 44,977–64,966Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
5h 37mFt 19,919–52,589Fly 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 27mFt 36,113–183,433Fly 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 58mFt 23,969–70,689Fly 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 45mFt 23,169–96,239Bus via Păcii
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 3907 / ...
15h 13mFt 26,139–43,139
Bucuresti to Budapest by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucuresti to Budapest is to fly which costs 9 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Bucuresti to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs 9 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucuresti to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucuresti to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Piața Unirii 1 and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 37m.
The distance between Bucuresti and Budapest is 647 km. The road distance is 820.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucuresti to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 9h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Bucuresti to Budapest, including transfers.
Bucuresti to Budapest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucuresti to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucuresti to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs 9 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 23m, you could also train, which costs 22 000 Ft - 26 000 Ft and takes 17h 37m.
What companies run services between Bucuresti, Romania and Budapest, Hungary?
Wizz Air flies from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) once 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 20,000–55,000
- 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 16,000–40,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
- 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 24,000–35,000
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 to 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 8,000–32,000
- 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
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–3,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucuresti to Budapest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest is 1h behind Bucuresti. It is currently 7:34 PM in Bucuresti and 6:34 PM in Budapest.
Bucuresti to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucuresti to Budapest is 821 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Bucuresti to Budapest.
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