There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Budapest by plane, train, bus, 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)plane OTP - BUD
5h 8mFt 21,775–67,422Fly 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)plane BBU - BUD
5h 14mFt 8,477–49,327Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
14h 51mFt 22,000–24,000Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N963 / ...
16h 46mFt 28,000–65,000Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletinighttrain Night Train / ...
14h 54mFt 23,063–24,637Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Arad, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Arad (ARW)plane OTP - ARW
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain
7h 7mFt 28,875–54,572Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
7h 44mFt 26,975–93,472Fly 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 Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
7h 3mFt 24,075–97,072Drive 821.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budapestcar 821.4 km
8h 34mFt 49,470–71,456
Bucharest to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Budapest is to fly which costs 8 500 Ft - 50 000 Ft and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs 21 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 46m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Budapest-Keleti. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Bucharest and Budapest is 651 km. The road distance is 821.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 14h 51m and costs 22 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 8m 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 5h 8m and costs 21 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 22 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft and takes 14h 51m, you could also bus, which costs 28 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 16h 46m.
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) twice daily. Alternatively, Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti 3 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 22,000–24,000 and the journey takes 14h 51m.
- 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 20,000–45,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–43,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–85,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–65,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–85,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–75,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–60,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–42,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–46,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–75,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–24,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–25,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Oradea to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,200–1,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–43,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:29 PM in Bucharest and 2:29 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 34m to drive from Bucharest to Budapest.
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