Cheapest€96.31
- Aegean Airlines AA688208:452h 6m10:51Athens ATHBudapest BUD
Door to door 5h 16mCO2 284.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Athens to Budapest costs €96.31 at the cheapest and takes 5h 2m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 1,158 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,158 km
- Fastest
- 5h 2m
- Average
- 5h 9m
- Services per day
- 28
- Cheapest
- €96.31
- CO2 per passenger
- 284.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 2m | 1h 52m | 3h 10m | €113.42 | 284.9 kg | 28 |
- 5h 2mFastest, by Flight
- €113.42Cheapest, by Flight
- 284.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,158 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€116.96
- Smartwings S982710:511h 52m12:43Athens ATHBudapest BUD
Door to door 5h 2mCO2 284.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Athens to Budapest | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €246.76 | €215.49 | €200.74 | €144.69 | €140.56 | €148.23 | €189.53 | €143.51 | €147.05 | €133.48 | €115.78 | €113.42 | €121.09 | €152.36 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €96.31
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Budapest is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Budapest Keleti
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Athens to Budapest
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €98.0890 days
- €75.6660 days
- €93.3645 days
- €105.7530 days
- €117.5521 days
- €152.3614 days
- €189.537 days
- €200.743 days
- €246.761 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €75.66.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 226 percent. The most expensive point is €246.76, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €133.48Sun
- €115.78Mon
- €113.42Tue
- €121.09Wed
- €152.36Thu
- €143.51Fri
- €147.05Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €140.56Sep
- €103.39Oct
- €91.59Nov
- €92.18Dec
- €90.41Jan
- €77.43Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,158 km against 1,125 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Athens at 06:41 and the last at 19:58, across 28 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Athens
Rail
- Athina Larissa
- Athens railway station
- Peloponnese railway station of Athens
Bus
- Athina Kifissos
- KTEL Athens Bus Station Terminal B
Air
- ATH
Budapest
Rail
- Budapest Keleti
- Budapest-Déli railway station
- Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Bus
- Budapest Nepliget
- Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
Air
- BUD
Ferry
- 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 cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Aegean Airlines | €96.31 |
 Ryanair | €101.62 |
| Smartwings | €98.67 |
 Wizz Air | €99.85 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €74.00 | 77% |
| Taxes | €13.32 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 7% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €96.31 | 100% |
A day in Budapest hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Budapest Keleti
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Athens to Budapest
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Athens to Budapest?
The fastest journey from Athens to Budapest takes 5h 2m door to door, of which 1h 52m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Athens to Budapest?
The cheapest fare from Athens to Budapest is €96.31, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €162.10. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Athens to Budapest?
The cheapest way from Athens to Budapest is by Flight, at €113.42 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 2m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Athens to Budapest?
Fares from Athens to Budapest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €75.66. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 226 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Athens to Budapest?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Athens to Budapest, at €113.42. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Athens to Budapest?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Athens to Budapest, at €77.43 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Athens to Budapest?
4 operators sell services from Athens to Budapest across 1 modes: Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Smartwings, Wizz Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Athens to Budapest?
Every service we sell from Athens to Budapest is direct, with around 28 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 2m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Athens to Budapest use?
Services from Athens to Budapest by Flight leave from Athens ATH and arrive at Budapest BUD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Athens to Budapest?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Athens to Budapest allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Athens to Budapest on September 10, 2026: 1158 km of route against 1125 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €96.31, and 5h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Budapest are the half people leave until last.
What to book in Budapest before you go
Day trips that leave Budapest in the morning and cover a good part of Hungary by evening.
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