There are 6 ways to get from Bistriţa to Budapest by bus, train, night train, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Bus SC Latino Expres S.R.L. • 10 h 23 min
$60 - $80
Cheapest option
Train • 12 h 7 min
$21 - $34
4 alternative options
Bus FlixBus • 11 h 31 min
$28 - $124
Night train • 11 h 56 min
$23 - $38
Drive • 6 h 48 min
$55 - $85
Train, fly • 10 h 33 min
$41 - $328
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to train which costs $21 - $35 and takes 12 h 7 min.
The quickest way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 6 h 48 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bistriţa and arriving at Budapest. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 h 23 min.
No, there is no direct train from Bistriţa to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bistrita Nord and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Beclean pe Somes, Cluj Napoca and Püspökladany. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 h 7 min.
The distance between Bistriţa and Budapest is 414 km. The road distance is 518.6 km.
The best way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 10 h 23 min and costs $60 - $80.
The bus from Bistriţa to Budapest takes 10 h 23 min including transfers and departs once daily.
Bistriţa to Budapest bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Bistriţa station.
Bistriţa to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Beclean pe Somes station.
The best way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to bus which takes 10 h 23 min and costs $60 - $80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $21 - $35 and takes 12 h 7 min.
- Distance: 258.5 miles
- Duration: 10 h 23 min
What companies run services between Bistriţa, Romania and Budapest, Hungary?
SC Latino Expres S.R.L. operates a bus from Bistriţa to Budapest once daily. Tickets cost $60 - $80 and the journey takes 10 h 23 min. Trans Nicolaescu also services this route once a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bistriţa to Budapest via Beclean pe Somes, Cluj Napoca, and Püspökladany in around 12 h 7 min.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 10 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $190
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $190
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 27 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Beclean pe Somes to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Püspökladany
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Night train from Saratel to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $35
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Train from Bistrita Nord to Dej Calatori
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $4
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Train from Dej Calatori to Cluj Napoca Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Püspökladany to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $80
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0745/ 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Book at
- Trans Nicolaescu
- Phone
- 0741 607 941
- office@fany.ro
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 13 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $15
- Schedules at
- fany.ro
- Phone
- +4-0332-804.020
- Website
- sami.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- sami.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $85
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 23 89 69
- alexandros_tur@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexandros.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- alexandros.ro
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest, Budapest Népliget
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23 - $40
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Budapest Airport. The quickest flight takes 3 h 35 min and has one stopover.
Bistriţa to Budapest bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Budapest station.
Budapest is 1 h behind Bistriţa. It is currently 5:21 AM in Bistriţa and 4:21 AM in Budapest.
Bistriţa to Budapest train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bistriţa to Budapest is 519 km. It takes approximately 6 h 48 min to drive from Bistriţa to Budapest.
LOT, Tarom, Lufthansa and Wizz Air offer flights from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Budapest Airport.
There are 4446+ hotels available in Budapest. Prices start at $40 USD per night.