Polski Trambesh to Budapest by train
Travel from Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) to Budapest (Hungary) by train (690km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Polski Trambesh in Bulgaria to Budapest in Hungary, the main route leads via Serbia or Romania. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Budapest (Hungary)
- 2Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary)
690 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Polski Trambesh to Budapest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Polski Trambesh / Burgas - Budapest / Plovdiv - Budapest / Varna - Budapest1 Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Budapest (Hungary)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
To travel by train in Bulgaria, buy your train ticket locally at a train station. For selected domestic routes e-tickets are available via the given booking links. There you also find ticket prices and train schedules.
Where to buy a ticket from Polski Trambesh to Sofia?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Barz Vlak/Fast Train (BV) / International Vlak (международни влак) (IV) / Rhodopes (RHOD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / D 383 Bucharest - Sofia / B 293 Belgrade - Sofia / IC73|D481 Budapest - Sofia
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Polski Trambesh / Sofia - Burgas / Sofia - Plovdiv / Sofia - Ruse / Sofia - Varna / Burgas - Plovdiv / Burgas - Varna / Plovdiv - Burgas / Plovdiv - Varna / Varna - Sofia / Varna - Ruse
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / BDZ Bulgaria
1b Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Dimitrovgrad and Niš. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train is 09:15 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Sofia is 09:15. The arrival time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 18:30.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Sofia to Niš.
2. Niš to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Belgrade.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Belgrade?
Check times&prices 
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Sofia
1c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Serbia to Hungary by direct train on the route from Belgrade, Novi Sad to Budapest.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Belgrade, Novi Sad to Budapest is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Belgrade to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Budapest if you want to avoid changes and buses.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Budapest?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B340 Belgrade - Budapest
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Belgrade / Novi Sad - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Polski Trambesh (Bulgaria) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Bulgaria to Romania by train. There are two rail connections between Bulgaria and Romania, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Ruse to Giurgiu (where the train from Sofia to Bucharest runs) and from Vidin to Calafat.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Bulgaria. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Bulgarian and Romanian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Bulgaria to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Romania.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Polski Trambesh to Bucharest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
International Vlak (международни влак) (IV)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
R 956/444 Banská Bystrica - Prague
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Polski Trambesh / Sofia - Bucharest / Sofia - Timișoara / Sofia - Brașov / Sofia - Cluj-Napoca / Plovdiv - Bucharest / Plovdiv - Brașov / Burgas - Bucharest / Varna - Bucharest / Veliko Tarnovo - Bucharest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Bucharest
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Do you have questions about the connection between Polski Trambesh and Budapest? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
