Brăila to Bucharest

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Brăila to Bucharest. From €22.34, fastest 2h 10m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Brăila to Bucharest costs €22.34 at the cheapest and takes 2h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 200 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
200 km
Fastest
2h 10m
Average
2h 16m
Services per day
8
Cheapest
€22.34
CO2 per passenger
6.6 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 September 29, 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
Train2h 11m1h 27m44m€23.996.6 kg8
  • 2h 11mFastest, by Train
  • €23.99Cheapest, by Train
  • 6.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 200 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

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

Cheapest€22.34
  1. cfr S-763814:391h 28m16:07BrăilaBucuresti Nord

Door to door 2h 12mCO2 6.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€31.69
  1. CFR Călători CF983306:521h 27m08:19BrăilaBucuresti Nord

Door to door 2h 11mCO2 6.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Brăila to Bucharest
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Brăila to BucharestThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€52.59€61.39€43.24€38.84€37.74€35.54€29.49€37.74€34.44€39.39€37.19€27.84€32.24€23.99

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €22.34

The train gets you into Bucharest. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Bucharest

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Brăila to Bucharest

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

  1. €25.0990 days
  2. €22.8960 days
  3. €25.0945 days
  4. €24.5430 days
  5. €23.9921 days
  6. €23.9914 days
  7. €29.497 days
  8. €43.243 days
  9. €52.591 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €22.89.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 130 percent. The most expensive point is €52.59, 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.
€52.59€22.891371421304560

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. €37.19Sun
  2. €28.39Mon
  3. €32.24Tue
  4. €23.99Wed
  5. €37.74Thu
  6. €34.44Fri
  7. €39.39Sat
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. €35.54Sep
  2. €24.54Oct
  3. €21.79Nov
  4. €21.79Dec
  5. €23.99Jan
  6. €21.24Feb

The route

BrăilaBrăilaBucharestBucharest
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
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 200 km against 174 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 Buzău, Focșani, Ploieşti, Slobozia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 69 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Brăila at 06:52 and the last at 14:39, 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.

Brăila

Rail
  • Brăila
  • Lacu Sărat railway station
  • Baldovinești railway station
Bus
  • Autogara Brăila
  • Gara CFR
Ferry
  • Brăila
  • Smârdan

Bucharest

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

OTP is not in Bucharest, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from OTP into Bucharest

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.
OperatorFrom
cfr€22.34
CFR Călători€23.99
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€18.5083%
Taxes€1.858%
Our service fee€1.999%
Total you pay€22.34100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Bucharest well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Bucuresti Nord

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

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Questions about Brăila to Bucharest

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

The fastest journey from Brăila to Bucharest takes 2h 10m door to door, of which 1h 27m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 16m, 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

The cheapest fare from Brăila to Bucharest is €22.34, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.74. 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

The cheapest way from Brăila to Bucharest is by Train, at €23.99 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 11m 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

Fares from Brăila to Bucharest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €22.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 130 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Brăila to Bucharest, at €23.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Brăila to Bucharest?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Brăila to Bucharest, at €21.24 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 service from Brăila to Bucharest?

2 operators sell services from Brăila to Bucharest across 1 modes: cfr, CFR Călători. 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

50 percent of the services we sell from Brăila to Bucharest are direct. The rest connect at Buzău, Focșani, Ploieşti, Slobozia, with about 69 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 Brăila to Bucharest use?

Services from Brăila to Bucharest by Train leave from Brăila and arrive at Bucuresti Nord. 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 Brăila to Bucharest?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Brăila to Bucharest 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 modeled 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 Brăila to Bucharest on September 9, 2026: 200 km of route against 174 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.34, and 2h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Bucharest is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Bucharest

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

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