There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Zvolen by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to ZvolenN911 / ...
12h 42mFly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BBU - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Zvolen
9h 35m€38–147Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to SturovoEc
- Take the train from Sturovo to Zvolen Osobna Stanica
23h 15m€89–108Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KelenfoeldNight Train
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Zvolen876
20h 36m€80–108Drive 915 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Zvolen915 km
11h 6m€136–196Bus via Budapest Airport (BUD)
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest AirportN910
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to ZvolenN976
22h 45m€51–89Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)OTP - BUD
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Zvolen
9h 31m€137–271Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)OTP - VIE
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zvolen Mesto
10h 8m€124–264Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bratislava Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)OTP - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zvolen Mesto
8h 46m€134–296Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BBU - KRK
- Take the bus from Myslenice, Bus Station to Banská Bystrica
10h 33m€50–190
Bucharest to Zvolen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Zvolen is to bus via Budapest Airport (BUD) which costs €50 - €90 and takes 22h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Zvolen is to fly and train which takes 8h 46m and costs €130 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Zvolen. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Zvolen Nakladna Stanica via Keleti pályaudvar M, Budapest-Nyugati, Sturovo and Zvolen Osobna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
The distance between Bucharest and Zvolen is 975 km. The road distance is 915 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Zvolen without a car is to bus which takes 12h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Bucharest to Zvolen, including transfers.
Bucharest to Zvolen train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Zvolen is to bus which takes 12h 42m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €110 and takes 23h 15m.
Zvolen is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:45 AM in Bucharest and 3:45 AM in Zvolen.
Bucharest to Zvolen train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Zvolen, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Zvolen Nakladna Stanica via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Zvolen, and Zvolen Osobna Stanica in around 12h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Zvolen Nakladna Stanica via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar M, Ferdinánd híd, Budapest-Nyugati, Sturovo, and Zvolen Osobna Stanica in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- 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
- €60–140
- 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
- €23–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €66–72
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Sturovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Sturovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Sturovo to Zvolen Osobna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zvolen Mesto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zvolen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Zvolen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Airport to Zvolen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Myslenice, Bus Station to Banská Bystrica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
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