Merkholtz to Bucharest by train

Travel from Merkholtz (Luxembourg) to Bucharest (Romania) by train (1635km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Merkholtz in Luxembourg to Bucharest in Romania, the main route leads via Germany, Austria and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.

Your travel route could be like that.

1635 km

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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 Merkholtz to Bucharest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.

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1 Merkholtz (Luxembourg) - Munich (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Merkholtz (Luxembourg) to Munich (Germany)

Travel from Luxembourg to Germany by train by a saver fare ticket from 19 EUR. These train tickets called "Sparpreis Europa" are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways).

On the route Luxembourg to Trier there is the "Luxemburg Spezial" ticket available from 5 EUR.

Find the exact train schedules and ticket prices via the given booking websites.

Inside Luxembourg you travel for free by public transportation.

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train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Munich - Merkholtz / Luxembourg - Berlin / Luxembourg - Trier / Luxembourg - Munich / Luxembourg - Frankfurt am Main

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1b Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Budapest (Hungary)

To travel from Munich to Budapest by train use one of the direct Railjet trains. Train tickets are available as "Sparpreis Europa" (saver price) from 39 EUR. The journey times is seven hours. The Railjet trains offer at least five direct connections per day.

There is a night train available as well offering tickets from 29 EUR. The journey time of the night train is 9:30 hours.

Find ticket prices and schedules via our booking links. The ticket price depends on your travel date.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 463 Munich - Budapest / EN 462 Budapest - Munich

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Budapest - Munich

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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.

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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest

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Bucharest - Budapest

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