There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Budapest by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ALA - BUD
12h 30mFt 86,496–133,007Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
4d 11hFt 151,146–374,220Train, bus via Chișinău
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
5d 20hFt 114,646–247,220Drive 5,654.7 km
- Drive from Almaty to Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvarcar 5,654.7 km
2d 20hFt 310,103–447,926Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ALA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
15h 3mFt 105,420–210,563
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Budapest is to fly which costs 85 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Budapest is to fly which takes 12h 30m and costs 85 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft.
The distance between Almaty and Budapest is 4459 km. The road distance is 5654.7 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Budapest without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs 150 000 Ft - 380 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Almaty to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 10:11 AM in Almaty and 7:11 AM in Budapest.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Budapest is 5655 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Almaty to Budapest.
There are 6948+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Budapest, Hungary?
Turkish Airlines, SCAT, and three other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–200,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–230,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–230,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–230,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–180,000
- Website
- georgian-airways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–250,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–260,000
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–140,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- Ft 70,000–100,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- Ft 95,000–140,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–140,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- Ft 70,000–100,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- Ft 95,000–140,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–180,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–70,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,908–45,816
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- Ft 45,816
- Children
- Ft 22,908
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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