Flight to Budapest
Bucharest → Budapest · about ~1h 5m in the air
Bus to Pest
Budapest → Pest · about 20m
Bucharest → Pest
Romania to Hungary · 1 border · Where else can you go from Bucharest?
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About the trip from Bucharest to Pest
Bucharest (Romania) and Pest (Hungary) are 641 km (398 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and bus, via Budapest: ~4h 25m door to door with 1 change. Without flying, it takes ~9h 15m by train and bus, via Orăştie, Arad and Budapest. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Flight from Bucharest to Budapest: ~1h 5m in the air, 643 km
- Bus from Budapest to Pest: about 20m, 3 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Bus, via Budapest: ~4h 25m, 1 change
- Train + Bus, via Orăştie, Arad and Budapest: ~9h 15m, 3 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.