There are 5 ways to get from Des Moines to Budapest by car, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FOD - BUD
18h 6mFt 105,813–318,476Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FOD - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
18h 48mFt 111,133–386,276Fly Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DSM - BUD
21h 10mFt 126,108–407,410Fly Des Moines to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DSM - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
20h 35mFt 141,428–475,210Bus to Omaha, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OMA - BUD
21h 28mFt 116,895–412,481
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Budapest is to drive and fly which costs 100 000 Ft - 320 000 Ft and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Budapest is to drive and fly which takes 18h 6m and costs 100 000 Ft - 320 000 Ft.
The distance between Des Moines and Budapest is 8233 km.
It takes approximately 18h 6m to get from Des Moines to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 12:42 AM in Des Moines and 7:42 AM in Budapest.
There are 6518+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
Allegiant Air, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–380,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–310,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–330,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–370,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Vienna International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–340,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Newark, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–400,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–470,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–400,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–470,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–470,000
Flights from Des Moines to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–470,000
Flights from Des Moines to Vienna International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–440,000
Flights from Des Moines to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–430,000
Flights from Omaha to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–450,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–12,000
- Website
- Greyhound
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