There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Tbilisi by plane, bus, car ferry, car, train, or night train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane BUD - TBS
8h 44m$132–473Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$98–193Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)bus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$130–229Bus, car ferry, Minibus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Varnabus
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgas Southbus
- Take the carferry from Burgas to Batumicarferry
- Take the bus from Batumi Bus station to Tbilisi Didubebus
3d 20h$343–470Drive 2,918.7 km
- Drive from Budapest to Tbilisicar 2,918.7 km
32h 36m$510–737Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Tbilisi International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane VIE - TBS
8h 58m$139–480Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kutaisi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)plane BUD - KUT
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Airport to Tbilisi Okribabus
9h 50m$101–358Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain Ic
- Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain Re
- Take the train from Subotica to Novi Sadtrain
- Take the bus from Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić to Istanbul Hotel Montenegrobus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Centralbus
- Take the train from Batumi to Tbilisitrain 803 / ...
2d 3h$158–258
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Tbilisi is to train and night train and bus which costs $95 - $200 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Tbilisi is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $130 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Tbilisi station. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Ortachala Bus Station via Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić and Istanbul Aksaray. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Budapest and Tbilisi is 2154 km. The road distance is 2918.7 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Tbilisi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Budapest to Tbilisi, including transfers.
Budapest to Tbilisi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Tbilisi is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $130 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $230 and takes 2 days 1h.
Budapest to Tbilisi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) station.
Tbilisi is 2h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 9:54 PM in Budapest and 11:54 PM in Tbilisi.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Tbilisi, Georgia?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Ortachala Bus Station via Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić, Istanbul Hotel Montenegro, and Istanbul Aksaray in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Varna to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- $40–290
- Child ticket
- $90–120
- Adult passenger
- $220–260
- Personal Car
- $631–632
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