Budapest to General Todorov by train
Travel from Budapest (Hungary) to General Todorov (Bulgaria) by train (752km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Budapest in Hungary to General Todorov in Bulgaria, 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.
- 1Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - General Todorov (Bulgaria)
- 2Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - General Todorov (Bulgaria)
752 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 Budapest to General Todorov, 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
General Todorov - Budapest / Budapest - Burgas / Budapest - Plovdiv / Budapest - Varna1 Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - General Todorov (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Hungary to Serbia by direct train on the route from Budapest to Belgrade.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Budapest to Novi Sad and on to Belgrade is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Budapest to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Belgrade 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 Budapest to Belgrade?
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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.
G 341 Budapest - Belgrade
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Budapest / Budapest - Novi Sad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Nis and Dimitrovgrad. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train is 11:30 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 09:15. The arrival time in Sofia is 20:45.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Belgrade to Nis. It might be the case that you have to stay overnight in Nis.
2. Nis to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Sofia.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Sofia?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Belgrade
1c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to General Todorov (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 Sofia to General Todorov?
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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
General Todorov - Sofia / 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.
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2 Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - General Todorov (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest 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 Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
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 Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Budapest
2b Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to General Todorov (Bulgaria)
Travel from Romania to Bulgaria by train. There are two rail connections between Romania and Bulgaria, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Giurgiu to Ruse (where the train from Bucharest to Sofia runs) and from Calafat to Vidin.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Romania. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Romanian and Bulgarian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Romania to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Bulgaria.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to General Todorov?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
General Todorov - Bucharest / Bucharest - Sofia / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Varna / Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo / Brașov - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia / Brașov - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Budapest and General Todorov? 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.
