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Budapest → Bucharest by train: where is the ticket cheapest?
4 trains compared · checked 6 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2026
One train from the latest check: 11:10–05:11 · 375 + 1822 · travel 16 Nov 2026 · checked 9 Nov 2026. All trains are listed below under “All measured trains”.
Same train · from €41.15
at CFR Călători · travel date 16 Nov 2026, 11:10–05:11 · checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest trip overall · from €43.40
MÁV on 2 of 3 travel dates · all trains and sellers, cheapest trip per travel date
Cheapest trip overall (any train): MÁV on 2 of 3 travel dates, from €43.40. For Budapest – Bucharest, CFR Călători was the cheapest seller of the same train for 3 of 4 compared trains (typical fare €41). At MÁV, the same train cost a median of 71 % more (4 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 · 4 trains | 3 of 4 | – |
Also checked briefly, but with too few trains for a comparison: MÁV (4 trains).
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 9 Nov 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | CFR Călători | MÁV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day ahead travel 10 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 11:10–05:11 375 + 1822 | €46.42 248.03 RON | €74.50 |
| 7 days ahead travel 16 Nov · checked 9 Nov | 11:10–05:11 375 + 1822 | €41.15 219.87 RON | €74.50 |
Checked on 6 Nov 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | CFR Călători | MÁV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 days ahead travel 26 Nov · checked 6 Nov | 11:10–05:11 375 + 1822 | €41.17 219.87 RON | €74.50 |
| 20 days ahead travel 26 Nov · checked 6 Nov | 15:10–08:23 79 | €39.95 213.37 RON | €38.30 |
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.