There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or shuttle
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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 10mFt 44,185–88,404Subway 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 11mFt 11,204–37,704Bus via Népliget
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
8h 42mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
16h 46mFt 23,973–25,611Drive 821.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Buda Castlecar 821.3 km
8h 34mFt 44,814–64,731Fly 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 17mFt 56,155–214,374Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapestbus
12h 47mBus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 3907 / ...
14h 35mFt 21,901–36,628
Bucharest to Buda Castle by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to subway and fly which costs 11 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs 44 000 Ft - 90 000 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.
The distance between Bucharest and Buda Castle is 656 km. The road distance is 821.3 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 10m to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle, including transfers.
Bucharest to Buda Castle bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs 44 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Népliget, which costs and takes 8h 42m, you could also train, which costs 24 000 Ft - 26 000 Ft and takes 16h 46m.
Bucharest to Buda Castle bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Budapest station.
Buda Castle is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:30 AM in Bucharest and 11:30 PM in Buda Castle.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Buda Castle, Hungary?
Tarom, Air Serbia, and two other 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 25,000–50,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–32,000
- 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 13,000–30,000
- 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 18,000–34,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–65,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–47,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
- 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 8,000–30,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 213193601
- contact@metrorex.ro
- Website
- metrorex.ro
Subway from Universitate to Aurel Vlaicu
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 144
- Schedules at
- metrorex.ro
- 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
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Timişoara to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–150,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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