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București to Timișoara

2 ways to get from București to Timișoara

Bucureștiany addressTimișoaraany address
Train
12h 00 published
Distance
534.1 km by road
Operators
CFR Călători
  • Transfer ~7h 17 est. drive
  • Train 12h 00
BucureștiTimișoara
  • Transfer~7h 17 est.
    any addressany address
  • Train12h 00
    București NordTimișoara Nord
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Transfer~7h 17 est. drive
Bucureștiany addressTimișoaraany address

door to door

Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer

Train12h 00
BucureștiBucurești NordTimișoaraTimișoara Nord

direct, new InterRegio service launched March 2026, but an unusually long journey (about 12 hours) via Brasov, Sighisoara, Alba Iulia, Deva and Arad

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The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.

  • Status

    CFR Calatori launched a new direct InterRegio pair (16021/16023) between Bucuresti Nord and Timisoara Nord in March 2026, using new Alstom electric units, departing Bucharest 11:20 and arriving Timisoara around 23:12 -- roughly 12 hours, routed via Brasov, Sighisoara, Alba Iulia, Deva and Arad.

    ziare.com · checked 2026-09-15

  • Easy to get wrong

    This train does not travel a short direct line between the two cities -- it loops north through Transylvania -- so a traveller wanting a fast Bucharest-Timisoara connection should compare against flying; the train is a genuine but very long option.

    ziare.com · checked 2026-09-15