Bucharest to Belgrade

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Bucharest to Belgrade. From €22.18, fastest 4h 10m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Bucharest to Belgrade costs €22.18 at the cheapest and takes 4h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 3 operators. The route covers 456 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked 9 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
456 km
Fastest
4h 10m
Average
5h 28m
Services per day
18
Cheapest
€22.18
CO2 per passenger
70.1 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 10m1h3h 10m€53.24113.7 kg8
Coach6h 46m6h 2m44m€25.4812.1 kg7
  • 4h 10mFastest, by Flight
  • €25.48Cheapest, by Coach
  • 12.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 456 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€22.18
  1. FlixBus FB137814:366h 40m21:16Bucuresti Autogara FilaretBeograd BAS

Door to door 7h 24mCO2 12.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€46.16
  1. Tarom T656406:291h07:29Bucharest BBUBelgrade BEG

Door to door 4h 10mCO2 113.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bucharest to Belgrade
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bucharest to BelgradeThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Coach€55.73€46.38€46.38€36.48€35.93€29.88€32.63€33.18€30.43€30.43€28.23€26.58€25.48€28.78
Train€109.24€101.54€101.54€67.44€59.19€52.04€71.29€60.84€69.09€60.29€56.44€41.59€53.14€58.09
Flight€115.78€99.26€99.26€78.61€62.09€65.04€65.04€70.94€70.94€63.86€59.14€53.24€53.24€55.60

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €22.18

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Belgrade is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Beograd Centar

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Bucharest to Belgrade

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €20.5390 days
  2. €19.9860 days
  3. €21.6345 days
  4. €20.5330 days
  5. €23.8321 days
  6. €28.7814 days
  7. €32.637 days
  8. €46.383 days
  9. €55.731 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.98.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 179 percent. The dearest point is €55.73, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€55.73€19.981371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €28.23Sun
  2. €26.58Mon
  3. €25.48Tue
  4. €28.78Wed
  5. €33.18Thu
  6. €30.43Fri
  7. €30.43Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €29.88Sept
  2. €24.38Oct
  3. €22.73Nov
  4. €20.53Dec
  5. €19.98Jan
  6. €17.78Feb

The route

BucharestBucharestBelgradeBelgrade
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
78% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 22% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 456 km against 448 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Timişoara, Sofia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bucharest at 06:29 and the last at 18:45, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bucharest

Rail
  • Bucuresti Nord
  • Bucharest Obor
  • Bucharest Băneasa
Coach
  • Bucuresti Autogara Filaret
  • Memento Bus
Air
  • OTP
  • BBU

Belgrade

Rail
  • Beograd Centar
  • Belgrade Dunav station
  • Belgrade rail terminal
Coach
  • Beograd BAS
  • Bus Stop "Belgrade South"
Air
  • BEG
Ferry
  • International Passenger Terminal
  • Prevoz camcem - Novi Beograd

The fare from BEG into Belgrade is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Belgrade

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Air Serbia€43.804h 10m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
FlixBus€22.186h 36m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
Tarom€46.164h 10m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Air Serbia
  • FlixBus
  • Tarom
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€17.0077%
Taxes€1.708%
Supplier fees€1.497%
Our service fee€1.999%
Total you pay€22.18100%

A day in Belgrade carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Beograd Centar

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Bucharest to Belgrade

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bucharest to Belgrade?

The fastest journey from Bucharest to Belgrade takes 4h 10m door to door, of which 1h is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 28m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bucharest to Belgrade?

The cheapest fare from Bucharest to Belgrade is €22.18, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €57.38. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Belgrade?

The cheapest way from Bucharest to Belgrade is by Coach, at €25.48 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 6h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Bucharest to Belgrade?

The fastest way from Bucharest to Belgrade is by Flight, at 4h 10m door to door. Only 1h of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €53.24.

When should I book Bucharest to Belgrade?

Fares from Bucharest to Belgrade bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €19.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 179 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bucharest to Belgrade?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bucharest to Belgrade, at €25.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bucharest to Belgrade?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bucharest to Belgrade, at €17.78 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Bucharest to Belgrade?

3 operators sell services from Bucharest to Belgrade across 2 modes: Air Serbia, FlixBus, Tarom. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bucharest to Belgrade?

78 percent of the services we sell from Bucharest to Belgrade are direct. The rest connect at Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Timişoara, Sofia, with about 80 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Bucharest to Belgrade produce?

Travelling from Bucharest to Belgrade by Coach produces about 12.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 113.7 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Bucharest to Belgrade use?

Services from Bucharest to Belgrade by Flight leave from Bucharest BBU and arrive at Belgrade BEG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bucharest to Belgrade?

1 of the 3 operators we sell from Bucharest to Belgrade allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bucharest to Belgrade on 9 September 2026: 456 km of route against 448 km in a straight line, 18 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.18, and 4h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Belgrade and elsewhere in Serbia. None of it is ours to sell.

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What to book in Belgrade before you go

Day trips that leave Belgrade in the morning and cover a good part of Serbia by evening.

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