There are 6 ways to get from Bistriţa to Budapest by bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus • 10h 23m
18 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft
Cheapest option
Train • 11h 11m
3 880 Ft - 13 026 Ft
4 alternative options
Bus via Cluj-Napoca • 11h 59m
Drive • 6h 51m
17 000 Ft - 26 000 Ft
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly • 8h 24m
21 940 Ft - 82 317 Ft
Train to Tirgu Mures, fly • 7h 58m
6 633 Ft - 23 997 Ft
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The cheapest way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to train which costs $12 - $45 and takes 11h 11m.
The quickest way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 6h 51m.
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 10h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Bistriţa to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bistriţa Nord and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Saratel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Bistriţa and Budapest is 414 km. The road distance is 504.9 km.
The best way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 10h 23m and costs $55 - $80.
The bus from Bistriţa to Budapest takes 10h 23m 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 Saratel station.
The best way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to bus which takes 10h 23m and costs $55 - $80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $12 - $45 and takes 11h 11m.
- Distance: 413.5 km
- Duration: 10h 23m
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 18 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft and the journey takes 10h 23m. Alternatively, Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Saratel to Budapest-Keleti twice daily. Tickets cost 3 800 Ft - 12 000 Ft and the journey takes 9h 59m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 26 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 26 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 26 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 9 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 75 000 Ft - 220 000 Ft
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 75 000 Ft - 220 000 Ft
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 38 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- 48 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 20 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Saratel to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 3 800 Ft - 12 000 Ft
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 3 800 Ft - 4 800 Ft
- 1st Class
- 10 000 Ft - 12 000 Ft
Train from Bistriţa Nord to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 800 Ft - 3 200 Ft
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- 800 Ft - 1 100 Ft
- 1st Class
- 2 800 Ft - 3 200 Ft
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 18 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +34 915 27 00 89
- Website
- barcelonanord.cat
Bus from Bistrita to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Transpierre S L
- Phone
- +40722258311
- office@gigimpex.ro
- Website
- gigtour.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 8 283 Ft
- Website
- GIG
- Phone
- +4-0332-804.020
- Website
- sami.autogari.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj-Napoca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 200 Ft - 1 600 Ft
- Schedules at
- sami.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Budapest Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 35m and has one stopover.
Bistriţa to Budapest bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Budapest station.
Budapest is 1h behind Bistriţa. It is currently 6:19 AM in Bistriţa and 5:19 AM in Budapest.
Bistriţa to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bistriţa to Budapest is 505 km. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Bistriţa to Budapest.
Ryanair, Tarom, LOT and two other airlines offer flights from Cluj-Napoca Airport to Budapest Airport.
There are 4803+ hotels available in Budapest. Prices start at 30 000 Ft per night.