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Bucharest → Budapest by train: where is the ticket cheapest?
1 trains compared · checked 27 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026
One train from the latest check: 18:24–08:50 · 472 · travel 3 Dec 2026 · checked 27 Oct 2026. All trains are listed below under “All measured trains”.
from €39.94
at CFR Călători · travel date 3 Dec 2026, 18:24–08:50 · checked 27 Oct 2026
For Bucharest – Budapest, CFR Călători was the cheapest seller of the same train for 1 of 1 compared trains (typical fare €40). At MÁV, the same train cost a median of 22 % more (1 trains in common).
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Sellers compared
| Seller | How often cheapest | vs. CFR Călători |
|---|---|---|
| CFR Călători Railway of the origin or destination country · 1 train | 1 of 1 | – |
Also checked briefly, but with too few trains for a comparison: MÁV (1 train).
Counted per train the seller offered: “cheapest alone” = nobody was cheaper or equally cheap; “tied cheapest” = the same lowest fare as at least one other seller; “more expensive” = another seller was cheaper. “Vs. CFR Călători”: median price difference for the trains both sellers offered. Other currencies are converted at the ECB reference rate of the day the fare was checked.
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There is not enough data yet to compare booking times on this route. Every travel date is checked 1, 7, 21 and 42 days ahead.
All measured trains
Checked on 27 Oct 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | CFR Călători | MÁV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 days ahead travel 3 Dec · checked 27 Oct | 18:24–08:50 472 | €39.94 213.57 RON | €48.70 |
Highlighted: cheapest seller for that train. For each day, the table only shows sellers that had a fare on that day. Fares valid only for part of the route are excluded.