There are 5 ways to get from Bistriţa to Budapest by bus, train, night train or car
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 - $85
Cheapest option
Bus Kameleon • 12 h 10 min
$29 - $33
3 alternative options
Train • 12 h 18 min
$36 - $55
Night train • 11 h 37 min
$60 - $91
Drive • 6 h 48 min
$55 - $85
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bistriţa to Budapest is to bus which costs $28 - $33 and takes 12 h 10 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 18 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 - $85.
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 - $85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $35 - $55 and takes 12 h 18 min.
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 10:52 AM in Bistriţa and 9:52 AM in Budapest.
- 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 - $85 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 18 min.
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Beclean pe Somes to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Püspökladany
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Night train from Saratel to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- 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 - $85
- 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
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0332-804.020
- Website
- sami.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Cluj
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- sami.ro
- Phone
- 0040-264-599182
- office@kameleon.ro
- Website
- kameleon.ro
Bus from Cluj to Budapest - Liszt Ferenc Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- kameleon.ro
- Phone
- 0720 008899
- office@presidenttour.ro
- Website
- presidenttour.ro
Bus from Cluj to Budapest - Liszt Ferenc Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $25
- Schedules at
- presidenttour.ro
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