There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane BUD - EFL
6h 35m€56–172Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane BTS - EFL
19h 59m€55–252Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Samiferry Asf
24h 3m€128–189Train, ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
41h 26m€306–423Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Vasilikícar
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Argostolicar
16h 40m€258–409Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane VIE - EFL
6h 44m€114–389Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BUD - ZTH
- Take the carferry from Killini to Poroscarferry
9h 45m€82–314Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Preveza Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane BUD - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Vasilikibus
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
9h 41m€81–329Bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kyllínibus
- Take the busferry from Kyllíni to Argostolibusferry
28h 53m€78–141Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Samibusferry
34h 34m€114–192
Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) by train and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) is to fly which costs €55 - €180 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €55 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island). However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Argostoli via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Sofia Central Bus Station and Kyllíni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 53m.
The distance between Budapest and Kefalonia (Island) is 1056 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 24h 3m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Budapest to Kefalonia (Island), including transfers.
Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Kefalonia (Island) bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Kefalonia (Island) is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 4:39 PM in Budapest and 5:39 PM in Kefalonia (Island).
There are 1596+ hotels available in Kefalonia (Island).
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Kefalonia (Island), Greece?
Ryanair, Volotea, and five other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- €40–55
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Vasiliki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Kyllíni to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Split to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–260
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Ferry
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Levante Ferries
Car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €13
- Car
- €45
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