Timișoara to Budapest

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Timișoara to Budapest. From €16.13, fastest 4h 40m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Timișoara to Budapest costs €16.13 at the cheapest and takes 4h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 294 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.

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

At a glance

Distance
294 km
Fastest
4h 40m
Average
4h 55m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€16.13
CO2 per passenger
7.9 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
Coach4h 40m3h 56m44m€19.437.9 kg3
  • 4h 40mFastest, by Coach
  • €19.43Cheapest, by Coach
  • 7.9 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 294 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€16.13
  1. FlixBus FB614506:503h 56m10:46AtlassibBudapest Nepliget

Door to door 4h 40mCO2 7.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus 391709:5516:497h 18m
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus 391709:5516:096h 50m
FlixBus-eu1 changesFlixBus 391709:5515:276h 16m
InterRegional Călători2 changesR-E 1051311:0216:556h 8m
CFR Călători1 changesIR 7213:2718:555h 44m
InterRegional Călători2 changesR 1050314:0320:557h 13m

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 Timișoara to Budapest
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Timișoara to BudapestThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Coach€52.98€37.03€32.08€33.18€25.48€26.58€22.73€30.43€27.68€21.63€23.28€20.53€19.43€22.73
Train€154.34€133.44€113.64€96.59€77.89€75.69€80.09€80.09€71.84€80.64€62.49€56.44€54.24€65.24

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €16.13

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Budapest. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Timișoara to Budapest

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

  1. €18.8890 days
  2. €13.9360 days
  3. €17.2345 days
  4. €15.0330 days
  5. €16.1321 days
  6. €22.7314 days
  7. €22.737 days
  8. €32.083 days
  9. €52.981 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.93.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 280 percent. The dearest point is €52.98, 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.
€52.98€13.931371421304560

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. €23.28Sun
  2. €20.53Mon
  3. €19.43Tue
  4. €22.73Wed
  5. €30.43Thu
  6. €27.68Fri
  7. €23.28Sat
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. €26.58Sept
  2. €21.08Oct
  3. €16.68Nov
  4. €17.78Dec
  5. €18.33Jan
  6. €12.83Feb

The route

TimişoaraTimişoaraBudapestBudapest
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
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 294 km against 256 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Belgrade, Cluj-Napoca, Bratislava, Favoriten. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 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 Timișoara at 06:50 and the last at 07:30, across 3 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.

Timişoara

Rail
  • Timișoara Est railway station
  • Timișoara Sud railway station
  • Timișoara Nord railway station
Coach
  • Atlassib
  • Autogara Drobeta Turism
Air
  • TSR
Ferry
  • Dacia
  • Ardealul

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 taxi rank outside an airport terminal

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.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

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
FlixBus€16.134h 40m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
  • FlixBus
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€11.5071%
Taxes€1.157%
Supplier fees€1.499%
Our service fee€1.9912%
Total you pay€16.13100%

The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Budapest?

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Timișoara 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

The fastest journey from Timișoara to Budapest takes 4h 40m door to door, of which 3h 56m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 4h 55m, 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

The cheapest fare from Timișoara to Budapest is €16.13, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.73. 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

The cheapest way from Timișoara to Budapest is by Coach, at €19.43 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 40m 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

Fares from Timișoara to Budapest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €13.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 280 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Timișoara to Budapest, at €19.43. 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Timișoara to Budapest, at €12.83 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

1 operators sell services from Timișoara to Budapest across 1 modes: FlixBus. 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

20 percent of the services we sell from Timișoara to Budapest are direct. The rest connect at Belgrade, Cluj-Napoca, Bratislava, Favoriten, 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 Timișoara to Budapest use?

Services from Timișoara to Budapest by Coach leave from Atlassib and arrive at Budapest Nepliget. Allow about 44m 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 Timișoara to Budapest?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Timișoara 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

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 Timișoara to Budapest on 9 September 2026: 294 km of route against 256 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €16.13, and 4h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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A guided tour group

Anything to book in Budapest before you go?

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

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