| Type: | commune |
| County: | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Budești | |
| Leader Name: | Vasile Codrea |
| Leader Party: | PSD |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 46.8833°N 39°W |
| Elevation: | 365 |
| Area Total: | 53.15 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 427020 |
| Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Budești (Hungarian: Budatelke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Budești, Budești-Fânațe (Szénásbudatelke), Țagu (Nagycég), and Țăgșoru (Kiscég).
The commune is located at the southern extremity of Bistrița-Năsăud County, southwest of the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with the Cluj and Mureș counties.