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There are 13 ways to get from Budapest to Salzburg by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane BUD - DTM
    2. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Siegen Hbftrain train
    7h 37m
    €154–334

  2. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus bus Citylines 57 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Montabaurbus bus N884 / ...
    24h 20m
    €68–98

  3. Train via Troisdorf

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Siegburg/Bonntrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Betzdorf Bftrain train Re9
    14h 42m
    €142–547

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Montabaurbus bus N161
    20h 35m
    €90–150

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Montabaur Bftrain train 45
    20h 5m
    €86–266

  6. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt, train, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BUD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Limburgtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Limburg to Rennerod Busbahnhofbus bus
    8h 30m

  7. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train, line 477 bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BUD - CGN
    2. Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Montabaur Bftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Montabaur Bf to Westerburg Jahnstraßebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Westerburg Jahnstraße to Salzburgbus bus
    9h 13m

  8. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BUD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Montabaur Bftrain train
    9h 47m
    €95–286

  9. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane VIE - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Limburgtrain train
    10h 48m
    €92–296

  10. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane BUD - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Limburgtrain train
    10h 47m
    €80–360

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train train Rjx
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Montabaur Bftrain train 41
    15h 13m
    €118–418

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Budapest to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Salzburgcar car
    16h 25m
    €193–263

  13. Drive 1,032.2 km

    1. Drive from Budapest to Salzburgcar car 1,032.2 km
    9h 31m
    €155–223

Budapest to Salzburg by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration20h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€90Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,133.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 37m

What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Salzburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany?

You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Salzburg via Muenchen Hbf, Siegburg Bf, Betzdorf(Sieg), and Daaden in around 14h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Montabaur once daily. Tickets cost €90–150 and the journey takes 17h 20m.

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