There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Budapest by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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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)OTP - BUD
4h 51mFt 48,932–95,333Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BBU - BUD
4h 55mFt 11,135–48,835Bus via Sibiu
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Budapest
14h 55mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
16h 21mFt 24,000–27,000Night train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-NyugatiNight Train / ...
16h 6mFt 25,000–28,000Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)OTP - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
6h 22mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar1928 / ...
17h 56mFt 13,000–28,000Drive 821.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budapest821.3 km
8h 28mFt 47,344–68,386
Bucharest to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Budapest is to bus which costs 13 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 56m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Budapest-Keleti. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 21m.
The distance between Bucharest and Budapest is 650 km. The road distance is 821.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budapest without a car is to bus via Sibiu which takes 14h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Bucharest to Budapest, including transfers.
Bucharest to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Sibiu, which costs and takes 14h 55m, you could also train, which costs 24 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft and takes 16h 21m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Budapest, Hungary?
Tarom, Air Serbia, and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest via Sibiu and Sibiu in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–35,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–41,000
- 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 24,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–8,000
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sibiu to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- 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
- 17h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
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Bucharest to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:00 PM in Bucharest and 5:00 PM in Budapest.
Bucharest to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Budapest is 821 km. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Bucharest to Budapest.
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