Cheapest€69.76
- Wizz Air Malta WA287214:151h 26m15:41Chisinau RMOBudapest BUD
Door to door 4h 36mCO2 188.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Chisinau to Budapest costs €69.76 at the cheapest and takes 4h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 765 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 765 km
- Fastest
- 4h 33m
- Average
- 4h 37m
- Services per day
- 8
- Cheapest
- €69.76
- CO2 per passenger
- 188.2 kg
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.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 35m | 1h 25m | 3h 10m | €79.20 | 188.2 kg | 8 |
- 4h 35mFastest, by Flight
- €79.20Cheapest, by Flight
- 188.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 765 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€82.74
- Wizz Air WA339906:441h 25m08:09Chisinau RMOBudapest BUD
Door to door 4h 35mCO2 188.2 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calea Ferată din Moldova3 changes | 6831 | 15:13 | 20:34 | 29h 21m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova2 changes | 6831 | 15:13 | 20:01 | 29h 13m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova3 changes | 6831 | 15:13 | 17:05 | 26h 18m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova5 changes | 6831 | 15:13 | 16:55 | 25h 58m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova5 changes | 821Ь | 03:27 | 17:54 | 38h 27m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova6 changes | 821Ь | 03:27 | 10:34 | 31h 7m |
| Calea Ferată din Moldova6 changes | 821Ь | 03:27 | 07:20 | 28h 9m |
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 Chisinau to Budapest | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €204.87 | €173.01 | €131.71 | €98.67 | €101.03 | €127.58 | €125.81 | €101.03 | €108.11 | €79.20 | €79.79 | €95.13 | €103.39 | €95.13 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €69.76
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Budapest is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Budapest Keleti
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When to book Chisinau to Budapest
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €85.1090 days
- €52.6560 days
- €67.9945 days
- €76.8430 days
- €75.6621 days
- €95.1314 days
- €125.817 days
- €131.713 days
- €204.871 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €52.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 289 percent. The dearest point is €204.87, 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.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €108.11Sun
- €79.20Mon
- €79.79Tue
- €95.13Wed
- €103.39Thu
- €95.13Fri
- €101.03Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €98.67Sept
- €86.28Oct
- €65.63Nov
- €67.40Dec
- €82.15Jan
- €54.42Feb
The route
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
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 765 km against 743 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bratislava, Katowice, Vienna, Bucharest. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Chisinau at 06:28 and the last at 14:31, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chisinau
Rail
- Chișinău railway station
- Chișinău III railway station
- Visterniceni
Coach
- Bardar
- Bus 26
Air
- RMO
Budapest
Rail
- Budapest Keleti
- Budapest-Déli railway station
- Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Coach
- Budapest Nepliget
- Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
Air
- BUD
Ferry
- Dock 42
- Dráva utca
Landing at BUD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Budapest
Settled in advance, so the ride into Budapest costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Wizz Air | €73.30 |
| Wizz Air Malta | €69.76 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €51.50 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.27 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €69.76 | 100% |
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Left luggage near Budapest Keleti
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Questions about Chisinau to Budapest
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 Chisinau to Budapest?
The fastest journey from Chisinau to Budapest takes 4h 33m door to door, of which 1h 25m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 37m, 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
The cheapest fare from Chisinau to Budapest is €69.76, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €106.64. 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
The cheapest way from Chisinau to Budapest is by Flight, at €79.20 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 35m 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.
When should I book Chisinau to Budapest?
Fares from Chisinau to Budapest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €52.65. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 289 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chisinau to Budapest, at €79.20. 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chisinau to Budapest, at €54.42 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
2 operators sell services from Chisinau to Budapest across 1 modes: Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta. 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
50 percent of the services we sell from Chisinau to Budapest are direct. The rest connect at Bratislava, Katowice, Vienna, Bucharest, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Chisinau to Budapest use?
Services from Chisinau to Budapest by Flight leave from Chisinau RMO and arrive at Budapest BUD. 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 Chisinau to Budapest?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Chisinau to Budapest 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 Chisinau to Budapest on 11 September 2026: 765 km of route against 743 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €69.76, and 4h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Budapest are the half people leave until last.
What to book in Budapest before you go
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