City to city
Bucharest to Budapest by train
București Nord Gr.A → Budapest-Keleti
- Fastest
- ≈ 14h 54m
- Typical
- ≈ 16h 15m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- CFR Călători, FlixBus-eu, BKK, METROREX SA
Trains link Bucharest (București Nord Gr.A) and Budapest (Budapest-Keleti) in about 14h 54m at best, with at least 1 change along the way. The corridor is part of the EN Ister — 874 km, typically ≈ 16 h — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.
How long does the train from Bucharest to Budapest take?
The fastest trains cover Bucharest to Budapest in about 14h 54m; a typical journey takes around 16h 15m.
Is there a direct train from Bucharest to Budapest?
Usually not — expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Which operators run trains from Bucharest to Budapest?
CFR Călători, FlixBus-eu, BKK, METROREX SA.
This corridor in the atlas
- EN Ister Retraces the original 1883 Orient Express alignment through Transylvania’s castles and the Carpathian passes.
Legendary routes through Bucharest or Budapest
- Railjet Vienna → Budapest
- Prahova Valley Railway Bucharest → Brașov
- Balaton InterCity Budapest → Siófok
- InterCity Debrecen Budapest → Debrecen
Sleepers too: night trains from Bucharest.
More trains from Bucharest
- Bucharest → Brașov ≈ 2h 26m · direct
More train routes in Hungary · Romania · Austria.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data — exact times vary by day; always check the operator when booking.