There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Slovakia by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Mostbus
5h 2m€107–221Train
cheapest- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
20h 13m€74–81Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Bratislavabus
11h 37mNight train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Hegyeshalomnighttrain Night Train
19h 7m€79–86Fly to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane OTP - KSC
7h 41m€134–328Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N910 / ...
21h 2m€75–140Drive 1,015.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bratislavacar 1,015.8 km
10h 13m€152–219
Bucharest to Slovakia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Slovakia is to train which costs €70 - €85 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Slovakia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 2m and costs €100 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucharest and arriving at Bratislava. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 11h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Keleti pályaudvar M and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 13m.
The distance between Bucharest and Slovakia is 909 km. The road distance is 1015.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Slovakia without a car is to bus which takes 11h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Bucharest to Slovakia, including transfers.
Bucharest to Slovakia bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Slovakia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Slovakia is to bus which takes 11h 37m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €85 and takes 20h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 7h 41m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Slovakia?
Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to Bratislava twice a week, and the journey takes 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar M, Nyugati pályaudvar M, and Budapest-Nyugati in around 20h 13m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Hegyeshalom
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Most
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Most
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Slovakia bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bratislava station.
Slovakia is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:28 AM in Bucharest and 1:28 AM in Slovakia.
Bucharest to Slovakia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Slovakia is 1016 km. It takes approximately 10h 13m to drive from Bucharest to Slovakia.
There are 2119+ hotels available in Slovakia.