There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
5h 11mFt 23,475–68,769Subway to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Universitate to Aurel Vlaicusubway
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
5h 17mFt 10,177–52,677Bus via Népliget
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
8h 42mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
15h 20mFt 22,678–24,226Drive 821.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Buda Castlecar 821.4 km
8h 34mFt 50,857–73,460Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Arad, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Arad (ARW)plane OTP - ARW
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain
7h 34mFt 33,325–92,019Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
7h 8mFt 72,025–153,619Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapestbus
12h 47mFt 50,000–65,000Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 3910 / ...
15h 50mFt 31,862–46,630
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to subway and fly which costs 10 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs 23 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucharest and arriving at Budapest. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 12h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Buda Castle. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Deák Ferenc tér via Keleti pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 20m.
The distance between Bucharest and Buda Castle is 657 km. The road distance is 821.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle without a car is to bus via Népliget which takes 8h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle, including transfers.
Bucharest to Buda Castle bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Buda Castle train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs 23 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Népliget, which costs and takes 8h 42m, you could also train, which costs 22 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft and takes 15h 20m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Buda Castle, Hungary?
Tarom and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–46,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–85,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–50,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–42,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–24,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 213193601
- contact@metrorex.ro
- Website
- Metrorex
Subway from Universitate to Aurel Vlaicu
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 137
- Schedules at
- Metrorex
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- 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
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–47,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Buda Castle bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Budapest station.
Buda Castle is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:07 AM in Bucharest and 1:07 AM in Buda Castle.
Bucharest to Buda Castle train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Buda Castle is 821 km. It takes approximately 8h 34m to drive from Bucharest to Buda Castle.
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