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

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There are 11 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
    17h 55m
    ₴1,326–2,205

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zhytomyrbus bus N3280 / ...
    18h 10m
    ₴4,300–6,500

  3. Drive  930 km

    1. Drive from Budapest to Zhytomyrcar car 930 km
    13h 9m
    ₴7,316–10,567

  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
    ₴7,120–16,103

  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 / ...
    19h 43m
    ₴13,560–22,276

  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 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
    ₴4,620–14,753

  8. 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 56m
    ₴7,670–18,103

  9. 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 Iasi Airport to Bălțibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Zhytomyrbus bus
    15h 56m

  10. 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 17m
    ₴7,459–22,648

  11. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane VIE - IAS
    3. Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Zhytomyrbus bus
    16h 51m

Budapest to Zhytomyr by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration17h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket₴1,326Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,038.8 km
  • Duration: 17h 55m

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 17h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zhytomyr once daily. Tickets cost ₴4,300–6,500 and the journey takes 18h 10m.

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