There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Tapolca by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Tapolca, SPARbus 1212 / ...
12h 9mFly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolcatrain
8h 58mFt 14,227–47,727Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolcatrain 9702 / ...
20h 49mFt 25,927–27,978Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolcatrain 9702 / ...
19h 53mFt 26,257–28,370Drive 926.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tapolcacar 926.3 km
10h 55mFt 52,425–75,725Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 962 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Tapolca, SPARbus 1212 / ...
19h 3mFt 30,715–44,743Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolcatrain
8h 57mFt 26,025–72,822Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain
- Take the train from Gyoer to Tapolcatrain
9h 7mFt 24,225–85,672Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane OTP - TSR
- Take a shuttle bus from Timişoara to Budapest
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolcatrain
12h 15mFt 40,607–201,404Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Arad, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Arad (ARW)plane OTP - ARW
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolcatrain
11h 36mFt 33,525–85,722Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane OTP - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Keszthelybus
10h 16mFt 33,965–116,422Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Koebanya-Kispesttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolcatrain
11h 59mFt 29,075–93,772
Bucharest to Tapolca by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Tapolca is to fly and train which costs 14 000 Ft - 48 000 Ft and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Tapolca is to fly and train which takes 8h 57m and costs 26 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Tapolca. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Tapolca, SPAR via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Tapolca. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Tapolca via Keleti pályaudvar and Budapest-Deli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 49m.
The distance between Bucharest and Tapolca is 975 km. The road distance is 926.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tapolca without a car is to bus which takes 12h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Bucharest to Tapolca, including transfers.
Bucharest to Tapolca bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Tapolca train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tapolca is to bus which takes 12h 9m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 25 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 20h 49m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Tapolca, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Tapolca, SPAR via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar in around 12h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Tapolca via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar, Déli pályaudvar, and Budapest-Deli in around 20h 49m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–45,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–44,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–80,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–75,000
- 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 17,000–45,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–90,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–100,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
- 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 24,000–38,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–65,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–43,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–70,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–75,000
- 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 8,000–33,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–55,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–140,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–24,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–25,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,700
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Gyoer to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–2,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,700
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,700
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–3,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Tapolca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,400
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Tapolca, SPAR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–5,500
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Tapolca, SPAR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–5,500
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–40,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Keszthely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 17,000–140,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Tapolca bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Tapolca is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:51 AM in Bucharest and 3:51 AM in Tapolca.
Bucharest to Tapolca train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Tapolca is 926 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Bucharest to Tapolca.
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