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9.3 a dayfastest 14h40☾ 10 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇷🇴 Romania

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BudapestSzegedAradDevaOrăştieSebeşBucharest· 643 km as the crow flies
  • 00:15 → 16:45
    FlixBus 1922 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Szeged, Arad, Timişoara, Deva…
    15h308 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 00:30 → 17:00
    FlixBus 3910 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Satu Mare, Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Alba Iulia…
    15h306 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:30 → 16:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 04:30 → 21:45
    FlixBus 1926
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Szeged, Arad, Deva, Orăştie…
    16h1510 stops
    Runs: Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:30 → 20:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 05:00 → 22:10
    FlixBus N877
    Budapest Keleti train station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Szolnok, Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureş…
    16h109 stops
    Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:00 → 21:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 05:10 → 21:45
    FlixBus 1925 / 1929
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Arad, Deva, Orăştie, Sebeş…
    15h359 stops
    Runs: Tue, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:10 → 20:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 05:15 → 21:45
    FlixBus 1924
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Arad, Deva, Orăştie, Sebeş…
    15h309 stops
    Runs: Tue, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:15 → 20:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 05:25 → 21:45
    FlixBus 1922
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Arad, Deva, Orăştie, Sebeş…
    15h209 stops
    Runs: Tue, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:25 → 20:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 07:30 → 01:00+1
    FlixBus N910
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Debrecen, Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Braşov…
    16h307 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:30 → 00:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 13:30 → 05:50+1
    FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Arad, Timişoara, Lugoj, Caransebeş…
    15h208 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 14:45 → 06:30+1
    FlixBus 962 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Szeged, Arad, Timişoara, Deva…
    14h459 stops
    Runs: Daily until Sun 1 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:45 → 05:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 16:00 → 08:30+1
    FlixBus N3906 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Oradea, Huedin, Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureş…
    15h309 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:00 → 07:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 20:00 → 13:15+1
    FlixBus N959 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Arad, Timişoara, Lugoj, Deva…
    16h158 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 12:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 20:50 → 12:30+1
    FlixBus 1926 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Alba Iulia, Sibiu…
    14h407 stops
    Runs: Daily from Wed 4 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 21:15 → 13:30+1
    FlixBus N1382 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Debrecen, Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu
    15h155 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:15 → 12:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:30 → 16:15+1
    FlixBus 1923 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Szeged, Arad, Timişoara, Deva…
    16h459 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:45 → 16:15+1
    FlixBus N963 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Oradea, Huedin, Cluj-Napoca, Turda…
    16h307 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:45 → 15:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Bucharest?

Yes. 9.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Bucharest?

The fastest takes 14h40; the slowest 16h45, for 643 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:15 and the latest at 22:45, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Bucharest?

Yes: 10 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:15 arriving 16:45.

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