Hungary
RomaniaBudapest to Bucharest shipping route.
856 km by road, about 20 h 48 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Budapest and Bucharest
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
BudapestRoadBucharestTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 856 km (532 mi) |
| Straight line | 644 km |
| Transit time | 20 h 48 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 9 h 48 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Budapest to Bucharest shipping route by road
A truck from Budapest to Bucharest drives 856 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 644 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 20 h 48 min, of which 9 h 48 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time.
Road freight on Budapest to Bucharest is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Hungary into Romania, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 834 km and takes about 27 h 48 min at freight train speed.
Of 32 road routes from Budapest in this directory, Bucharest is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations: Munich (658 km), Lviv (584 km) and Prague (531 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Budapest to Bucharest?
856 km by road (644 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Budapest to Bucharest?
About 20 h 48 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (9 h 48 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Bucharest to Budapest has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Budapest to
Vienna244 km - Budapest to
Prague531 km - Budapest to
Lviv584 km - Budapest to
Munich658 km - Budapest to
Warsaw872 km - Budapest to Poznan876 km
Sofia to Bucharest399 km
Istanbul to Bucharest691 km- Lviv to Bucharest877 km
- Kyiv to Bucharest1,056 km
- Vienna to Bucharest1,090 km
- Warsaw to Bucharest1,266 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.