There are 8 ways to get from Bologna to Budapest by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BLQ - BUD
4h 35mFt 18,600–70,231Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VCE - BUD
6h 9mFt 17,046–77,847Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
12h 3mFt 43,296–88,597Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N874 / ...
16h 55mFt 38,000–60,000Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Graz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
13h 29mFt 24,125–66,308Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BLQ - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 29mFt 22,553–105,969Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
15h 14mDrive 791.2 km
- Drive from Bologna to Budapestcar 791.2 km
8h 29mFt 51,479–74,359
Bologna to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Budapest is to fly which costs 18 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs 18 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Venezia Mestre and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Bologna and Budapest is 717 km. The road distance is 791.2 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs 43 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Bologna to Budapest, including transfers.
Bologna to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Budapest train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs 18 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 43 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 12h 3m, you could also bus, which costs 38 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 16h 55m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Budapest, Hungary?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Venezia Mestre and Wien Hbf in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–70,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–55,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–70,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–170,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–47,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–70,000
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–50,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 33,000–49,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,508
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,508
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–26,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–26,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–40,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 36,000–40,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 24,000–29,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 13,000–16,000
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- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–26,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,355
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–11,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–60,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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Booking & Getting There
Bologna to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bologna to Budapest train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Budapest is 791 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Bologna to Budapest.
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