Budapest to Baia Mare runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €29.88 and €57.96, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 4m over 540 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€29.88 to €57.96
- 169%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Budapest
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €89.28Thu24
- about €67.83Fri25
- about €78.83Sat26
- about €56.28Sun27
- about €48.58Mon28
- about €51.33Tue29
- about €53.53Wed30
- about €46.93Thu1
- about €48.03Fri2
- about €45.28Sat3
- about €48.03Sun4
- about €37.58Mon5
- about €38.68Tue6
- about €39.78Wed7
- about €46.93Thu8
- about €44.73Fri9
- about €35.93Sat10
- about €37.58Sun11
- about €38.13Mon12
- about €29.88Tue13
- about €34.83Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Baia Mare. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Baia Mare for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Budapest to Baia Mare
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €35.9390 days
- €33.1860 days
- €34.8345 days
- €37.0330 days
- €34.8321 days
- €39.7814 days
- €53.537 days
- €78.833 days
- €89.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €33.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 169 percent. The most expensive point is €89.28, 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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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Budapest to Baia Mare and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
540 km
340 km as the crow flies, 59% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,741,041 → 108,759
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 540 km against 340 km in a straight line, a detour of 59 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Târgu Mureş, Cluj-Napoca. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
The fare from BAY into Baia Mare is set by whoever drives it.

A car waiting when you land in Baia Mare
Settled in advance, so the ride into Baia Mare costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Baia Mare is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Baggage storage near Baia Mare railway station
Most of the points near Baia Mare railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Budapest to Baia Mare
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 Budapest to Baia Mare?
The fastest journey from Budapest to Baia Mare takes 5h 4m door to door, of which 2h 19m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 41m, 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 Budapest to Baia Mare?
The cheapest fare from Budapest to Baia Mare is €29.88, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €74.48. 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 Budapest to Baia Mare?
The cheapest way from Budapest to Baia Mare is by coach, at €29.88 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 8h 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Budapest to Baia Mare?
The fastest way from Budapest to Baia Mare is by flight, at 5h 13m door to door. Only 2h 19m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 54m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €57.96.
When should I book Budapest to Baia Mare?
Fares from Budapest to Baia Mare bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €33.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 169 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Budapest to Baia Mare?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Budapest to Baia Mare, at €38.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Budapest to Baia Mare?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Budapest to Baia Mare, at €28.78 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 service from Budapest to Baia Mare?
3 operators sell services from Budapest to Baia Mare across 2 modes: CFR Călători, FlixBus, Wizz Air. 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 Budapest to Baia Mare?
0 percent of the services we sell from Budapest to Baia Mare are direct. The rest connect at Târgu Mureş, Cluj-Napoca, with about 57 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 Budapest to Baia Mare produce?
Traveling from Budapest to Baia Mare by coach produces about 15.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 98.3 kg, roughly 6 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Budapest to Baia Mare use?
Services from Budapest to Baia Mare by flight leave from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport BUD and arrive at Baia Mare railway station. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Budapest to Baia Mare?
2 of the 3 operators we sell from Budapest to Baia Mare 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Budapest to Baia Mare on September 23, 2026: 540 km of route against 340 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €29.88, and 5h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Baia Mare is somebody else's catalog.

Day trips out of Baia Mare and across Romania
Day trips that leave Baia Mare in the morning and cover a good part of Romania by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Budapest reaches 280 places in 69 countries on services we hold, over distances from 51 to 9,685 km. Baia Mare reaches 18 places in 4 countries, from 55 to 2,437 km.
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Leaving Budapest
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Arriving in Baia Mare
Leaving Baia Mare
- 18Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
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