Kranj to Bucharest by train
Travel from Kranj (Slovenia) to Bucharest (Romania) by train (941km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Kranj in Slovenia to Bucharest in Romania, the main route leads via Austria and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
941 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 Kranj to Bucharest, 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
Bucharest - Kranj / Ljubljana - Arad / Ljubljana - Brașov / Ljubljana - Cluj-Napoca / Ljubljana - Timișoara / Bled - Bucharest / Bled - Arad / Bled - Brașov / Bled - Cluj-Napoca / Bled - Timișoara1 Kranj (Slovenia) - Vienna (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Kranj (Slovenia) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Slovenia to Austria by train via one of these two railway routes.
1. From Ljubljana via Maribor to Graz and Vienna.
2. From Ljubljana via Bled to Villach where you can continue from to Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna.
There a saver fare tickets ("Sparschine") available from Austrian railways ÖBB starting from 9 EUR. You can also buy train tickets at Slovenian railway stations.
Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Kranj to Vienna?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SŽ Slovenske železnice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Kranj / Ljubljana - Vienna / Ljubljana - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Graz / Bled - Vienna / Bled - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Innsbruck
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB
1b Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Vienna to Budapest by train, use of a Railjet train. The journey time is 2,5 hours. Ticket prices start from 14 EUR in second class and from 24 EUR in first class. The saver fares of Austrian railways ÖBB are called "Sparschiene". As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.
The train connection is direct and you do not have to change trains. There are frequent train connections on this route: at least eight per day. Find the exact schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
Departure is at the Vienna central train station "Wien Hauptbahnhof". The arrival railway station in Budapest is "Budapest Keleti".
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
1c 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
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Do you have questions about the connection between Kranj and Bucharest? 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.
