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BudapestBucharest
Distance: 824 km·Drive time: 9 h 50 min

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Driving from Budapest to Bucharest takes about via A1. The distance is 824 km. The straight-line distance is 643 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Dunaharaszti, Timișoara, Sibiu, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Pitești. Driving directions

Driving directions

56 · 824 km

Take the E81 south from Budapest, and you’ll end up in Bucharest.

  1. 1 Depart right onto Lánchíd utca 231 m
  2. 2 Continue straight onto Ybl Miklós tér 322 m
  3. 3 Continue straight onto Apród utca 135 m
  4. 4 Continue straight onto Szarvas tér 69 m
  5. 5 Turn slightly left onto Krisztina körút 965 m
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Szabad sajtó út 197 m
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Kossuth Lajos utca 335 m
  8. 8 Turn right onto Múzeum körút 496 m
  9. 9 Keep slightly left onto Kálvin tér 42 m
  10. 10 Turn left onto Üllői út 3 km
  11. 11 Continue slightly right onto Üllői út 306 m
  12. 12 Turn slightly right 41 m
  13. 13 Turn slightly right onto Könyves Kálmán körút 269 m
  1. 14 Turn slightly left 7 km
  2. 15 Turn straight 146 km
  3. 16 Take exit slightly right 59 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Autostrada Nădlac–Arad 39 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Autostrada Arad-Timișoara 43 km
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Autostrada Timișoara-Lugoj 46 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Autostrada Lugoj-Deva 34 km
  8. 21 Enter roundabout straight 75 m
  9. 22 Exit roundabout right 16 km
  10. 23 Enter roundabout right 28 m
  11. 24 Exit roundabout slightly right 803 m
  12. 25 Continue straight 188 km
  13. 26 Keep slightly right 256 m
  14. 27 Merge slightly left 17 km
  15. 28 Enter roundabout slightly right 20 m
  16. 29 Exit roundabout straight 17 km
  17. 30 Turn right 732 m
  18. 31 Turn right onto Strada Izlazului 3 km
  19. 32 Continue straight onto Strada Băiașu 7 km
  20. 33 Turn right onto Strada Principală 2 km
  21. 34 Keep slightly right 12 km
  22. 35 Turn left onto Strada Principală 12 km
  23. 36 At end of road, turn right onto Strada Principală 13 km
  24. 37 At end of road, turn left onto Strada Argeșului 6 km
  25. 38 Continue straight onto Strada Râmnicu Vâlcea 5 km
  26. 39 Enter roundabout straight 14 m
  27. 40 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
  28. 41 Merge slightly left onto Autostrada Sibiu-Pitești 29 km
  29. 42 Continue straight onto Autostrada București-Pitești 110 km
  30. 43 Continue straight onto Bulevardul Iuliu Maniu 7 km
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Șoseaua Cotroceni 998 m
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Strada Constantin Noica 285 m
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Strada Mircea Vulcănescu 542 m
  34. 47 Turn right onto Bulevardul Dinicu Golescu 237 m
  35. 48 Turn slightly right onto Strada Berzei 45 m
  36. 49 Turn slightly right 37 m
  37. 50 Turn left 51 m
  38. 51 Continue straight onto Strada Știrbei Vodă 941 m
  39. 52 Turn right onto Strada Ion Câmpineanu 826 m
  40. 53 Turn right onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 264 m
  41. 54 Enter rotary straight onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 85 m
  42. 55 Exit rotary slightly right onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 46 m
  43. 56 Arrive right onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu

The return trip from Bucharest to Budapest covers roughly the same distance, 824 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Budapest to Bucharest you pass near Szent Gellért tér – Műegyetem M (Szabadság híd), Boglár sétahajó, Katalin II. sétahajó, Vaporaș Stelar, 2 капетана.

Questions and answers

Bucharest lies roughly to the south-east of Budapest.

How far is it from Budapest to Bucharest?

The distance between Budapest and Bucharest is 824 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Budapest to Bucharest?

The drive from Budapest to Bucharest takes approximately 9 h 50 min by car.

What is the best route from Budapest to Bucharest?

The fastest route from Budapest to Bucharest covers 824 km with a driving time of approximately 9 h 50 min.

What is the shortest route from Budapest to Bucharest?

The shortest driving route from Budapest to Bucharest is about 824 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .