There are 11 ways to get from Budapest to Belgium by plane, train, bus, night 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.
Recommended option
Fly to Brussels • 5h 5m
Cheapest option
Bus • 17h 27m
9 alternative options
Fly to Charleroi • 5h 5m
Fly to Cologne Bonn, train • 6h 27m
Fly to Dusseldorf, train • 7h 16m
Fly to Amsterdam Schiphol, train • 6h 40m
Fly to Eindhoven, bus • 7h 1m
Train • 13h 52m
Bus via Budapest Népliget bus station • 22h 45m
Train, night train • 17h 38m
Drive • 11h 52m
Budapest to Belgium by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Belgium is to bus which costs 5 912 Ft and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Belgium is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs 12 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest Népliget bus station station and arriving at Brussels-North train station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 22h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Belgium. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Bourse via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Gare du Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Budapest and Belgium is 1170 km. The road distance is 1353.4 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Belgium without a car is to train which takes 13h 52m and costs 70 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Budapest to Belgium, including transfers.
Budapest to Belgium bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Népliget bus station.
Budapest to Belgium train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Belgium is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs 33 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 70 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 13h 52m, you could also bus, which costs 5 912 Ft and takes 17h 27m.
- Distance: 1169.7 km
- Duration: 5h 5m
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Belgium?
Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and two other airlines fly from Budapest Nepliget bus station to Schaerbeek hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest Kelenföld train station to Brussels via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Bruxelles-Nord, and Gare du Nord in around 13h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to Brussels via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €410
Flights from Budapest to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420
Flights from Budapest to Cologne Bonn via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €390
Flights from Budapest to Dusseldorf via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €370
Flights from Budapest to Dusseldorf via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €370
Flights from Budapest to Amsterdam Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26 - €330
Flights from Budapest to Charleroi via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26 - €330
Flights from Budapest to Charleroi via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €26 - €330
Flights from Budapest to Eindhoven via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Brussels via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €450
Flights from Budapest to Cologne Bonn via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €430
Flights from Budapest to Dusseldorf via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €320
Flights from Budapest to Amsterdam Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €400
Flights from Budapest to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest to Brussels via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
Flights from Budapest to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest to Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26 - €300
Flights from Budapest to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest to Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €450
Flights from Budapest to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €280
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €32 - €36
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100 - €120
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65 - €75
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20 - €45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €20 - €29
- Rail 1st Class
- €30 - €45
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27 - €60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €27 - €40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40 - €60
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €80
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €35 - €55
- Comfort
- €40 - €60
- Premium
- €60 - €80
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €95
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €45 - €65
- Comfort
- €50 - €70
- Premium
- €70 - €95
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40 - €90
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €40 - €60
- Comfort
- €45 - €65
- Premium
- €65 - €90
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €13
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest Kelenfold Train Station to Vienna Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10 - €35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €10 - €14
- 1st Class
- €29 - €33
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65 - €190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €130 - €190
- Seating Carriage
- €65 - €140
- Couchette Carriage
- €140 - €180
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Eindhoven Airport to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9 - €13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100 - €150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
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Budapest to Belgium bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Budapest to Belgium train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Bruxelles-Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Belgium is 1353 km. It takes approximately 11h 52m to drive from Budapest to Belgium.
Book your Budapest to Belgium bus tickets online with FlixBus and Omio.
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