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How to get fromBudapest to Zhytomyrby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Zhytomyr by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

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    1. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Zahonytrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Chop to Бердичівtrain train
    3. Take the train from Бердичів to Zhytomyrtrain train
    18h 1m
    ₴1,316–2,195

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zhytomyrbus bus N3280 / ...
    18h 10m
    ₴4,500–7,000

  3. Drive  956.1 km

    1. Drive from Budapest to Zhytomyrcar car 956.1 km
    12h 29m
    ₴7,852–11,341

  4. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lublin Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane plane BUD - LUZ
    2. Take the bus from Lublin Airport Station to Koretsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyrbus bus
    12h 10m
    ₴5,023–17,107

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyitrain train 40347
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv to Zhytomyrbus bus Kyiv-Lublin / ...
    18h 42m
    ₴11,925–19,764

  6. Bus via Korostyshiv

    1. Take the bus from Budapest to Korostyshivbus bus Kyiv-Mladá Boleslav
    20h 59m
    ₴1,746–9,056

  7. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane plane BUD - RZE
    2. Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Zhytomyrcar car
    12h 44m
    ₴7,673–21,107

  8. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane BUD - RMO
    2. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Zhytomyrbus bus
    11h 42m
    ₴4,523–14,807

  9. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane VIE - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Zhytomyrbus bus
    14h 12m
    ₴9,261–21,178

  10. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Iași International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane BUD - IAS
    2. Take the bus from Iași to Bacăubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bacău to Zhytomyrbus bus
    16h 20m
    ₴5,408–16,197

Budapest to Zhytomyr by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration18h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket₴1,316Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,038.8 km
  • Duration: 18h 1m

What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Zhytomyr, Ukraine?

You can take a train from Budapest-Nyugati to Zhytomyr via Zahony, Chop, and Бердичів in around 18h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zhytomyr once daily. Tickets cost ₴4,500–7,000 and the journey takes 18h 10m.

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