There are 8 ways to get from București - Ilfov 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 48,438–99,662Fly 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 56mFt 13,125–62,825Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
9h 18mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
20h 32mFt 24,150–27,150Night train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-NyugatiNight Train / ...
17h 17mFt 24,150–27,150Fly 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 via Budapest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest
13h 50mDrive 820.6 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Budapest820.6 km
8h 39mFt 46,994–67,880
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which costs 13 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from București - Ilfov to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 32m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Budapest is 650 km. The road distance is 820.6 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 9h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 18m, you could also train, which costs 24 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 20h 32m.
Budapest is 1h behind București - Ilfov. It is currently 12:56 AM in București - Ilfov and 11:56 PM in Budapest.
București - Ilfov to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Budapest, Hungary?
Tarom, Air Serbia, and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar twice a week, and the journey takes 8h 7m.
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- 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 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–36,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- 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
- Ft 10,000–60,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 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 24,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/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
- 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 Bucharest to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Budapest is 821 km. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from București - Ilfov to Budapest.
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