Budapest to Warsaw train
Trains from Budapest to Warsaw start at €69.64 and take 4h 27m at their fastest.
The Trains from Budapest to Warsaw starts at €69.64 and takes 4h 27m door to door, run by 1 operator over 545 km, with around 7 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 4h 27mDoor to door
- 3h 43mMoving
- €69.64From
- 18.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ČD | €60.29 | 4h 26m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Warsaw is not something we sell.
Where to stay in Warsaw
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When to book Budapest to Warsaw
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.4390 days
- €21.0860 days
- €20.5345 days
- €21.6330 days
- €28.7821 days
- €31.5314 days
- €40.337 days
- €37.033 days
- €51.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €20.53.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 153 percent. The most expensive point is €51.88, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €34.83Sun
- €33.18Mon
- €29.33Tue
- €31.53Wed
- €39.78Thu
- €39.78Fri
- €31.53Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Budapest
- Budapest Keleti
- Budapest-Déli railway station
- Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Warsaw
- Warszawa Centralna
- Warszawa-Centralna
- Vienna Station in Warsaw
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 545 km against 545 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Budapest at 06:40 and the last at 19:52, across 7 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 18m | 1h 8m | 3h 10m | €62.09 | 138.0 kg | 15 |
| Train | 4h 27m | 3h 43m | 44m | €69.64 | 18.0 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 7h 55m | 7h 11m | 44m | €29.33 | 14.7 kg | 7 |
Questions about Budapest to Warsaw
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 the Train from Budapest to Warsaw take?
The Train from Budapest to Warsaw takes 4h 27m door to door, of which 3h 43m is spent moving. The route runs 545 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Budapest to Warsaw cost?
The Train from Budapest to Warsaw starts at €69.64 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €70.19. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Budapest to Warsaw?
1 operators run the Train from Budapest to Warsaw: ČD. Between them they file around 7 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Budapest to Warsaw use?
The Train from Budapest to Warsaw leaves from Budapest Keleti and arrives at Warszawa Centralna. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Budapest to Warsaw?
Traveling from Budapest to Warsaw by Flight costs €62.09 and takes 4h 18m door to door, against 4h 27m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Budapest to Warsaw?
Fares for the Train from Budapest to Warsaw bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €20.53. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 153 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Budapest to Warsaw produce?
The Train from Budapest to Warsaw produces about 18.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 545 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Budapest to Warsaw?
Operators on the Train from Budapest to Warsaw publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 27m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Budapest to Warsaw on September 12, 2026: 545 km of route against 545 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €69.64, and 4h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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