Bistrița Bârgăului (Hungarian: Borgóbeszterce) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania.

It lies on the banks of the river Bistrița (sometimes referred to as Bistrița ardeleană or Bistricioara), nestled between the Bârgău Mountains to the north and the Călimani Mountains to the south.

National road DN17 [ro] (part of European route E58) connects Bistrița Bârgăului to the county seat, Bistrița, 25 km (16 mi) to the west, and to Vatra Dornei, 62 km (39 mi) to the east.

There is also a train station, which serves the CFR Line 406, that runs to Bistrița North [ro] and on to the town of Luduș.

[2] Bistrița Bârgăului is also part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.