Travel to Budapest
Every way to reach Budapest: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Budapest is reachable from 249 places across 61 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 98 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin is 51 km away.
How people reach Budapest
Every mode that actually calls at Budapest, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 96 | €16.29 | 1h 39m | 927 km | 8 |
| Coach | 200 | €10.07 | 1h 43m | 1,449 km | 12 |
| Flight | 303 | €49.11 | 4h 10m | 8,571 km | 78 |
- 249Places you can arrive from
- 249Places you can leave for
- 61Countries
- 98Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Budapest is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Budapest Keleti
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 52 | 9% | Tatabánya, 51 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 201 | 34% | Nyíregyháza, 207 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 220 | 37% | Augsburg, 614 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 126 | 21% | Antalya, 1516 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Budapest that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 75 | 16% |
| Germany | 61 | 13% |
| Italy | 58 | 12% |
| Hungary | 38 | 8% |
| Austria | 33 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 26 | 5% |
| Spain | 24 | 5% |
| France | 19 | 4% |
| Serbia | 18 | 4% |
| Czechia | 16 | 3% |
| Slovakia | 16 | 3% |
| Greece | 15 | 3% |
| Romania | 15 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 13 | 3% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10 | 2% |
| Croatia | 10 | 2% |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 2% |
| China | 9 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 2% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Budapest
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Budapest
- Budapest Keleti
- Budapest-Déli railway station
- Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
- Budapest Nepliget
- Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
- BUD
- Dock 42
- Dráva utca
Landing at BUD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Budapest
Settled in advance, so the ride into Budapest costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Budapest
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Győr to Budapest bus | €10.07 | 2h 25m | 107 km |
| Székesfehérvár to Budapest bus | €10.07 | 1h 43m | 59 km |
| Szeged to Budapest bus | €11.73 | 3h 14m | 162 km |
| Bratislava to Budapest bus | €11.73 | 3h 14m | 161 km |
| Miskolc to Budapest bus | €11.73 | 3h 3m | 146 km |
| Pécs to Budapest bus | €12.28 | 3h 23m | 170 km |
| Petržalka to Budapest bus | €12.83 | 3h 12m | 159 km |
| Vienna to Budapest bus | €13.38 | 3h 41m | 214 km |
| Győr to Budapest train | €16.29 | 1h 39m | 107 km |
| Brno to Budapest bus | €17.23 | 4h 44m | 261 km |
| Novi Sad to Budapest bus | €17.78 | 4h 41m | 257 km |
| Zagreb to Budapest bus | €18.88 | 5h 26m | 299 km |
| Belgrade to Budapest bus | €19.98 | 4h 58m | 319 km |
| Zemun to Budapest bus | €20.53 | 5h 40m | 313 km |
| New Belgrade to Budapest bus | €21.08 | 5h 32m | 318 km |
| Krakow to Budapest bus | €22.73 | 5h 5m | 292 km |
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Where to leave your bags in Budapest
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Budapest
Common questions about Travel to Budapest
How can I get to Budapest?
Budapest is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 249 places, across 61 countries, on services run by 98 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Budapest?
The cheapest way into Budapest is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 249 origins we sell into Budapest over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Budapest?
The fastest journey into Budapest is by Train, at 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 51 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Budapest have?
Budapest has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Budapest Keleti, Budapest-Déli railway station, Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Budapest from within 200 km?
52 of the routes we sell into Budapest start within 200 km. The nearest is Tatabánya, 51 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Budapest in Hungary?
Budapest connects to 249 places on our network across 61 countries, the furthest of them 8,571 km away in a straight line. Hungary routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Hungary
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Budapest is somebody else's catalogue.
What to book in Budapest before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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