There are 8 ways to get from Donegal to Budapest by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUB - BUD
9h 44mFt 33,303–89,103Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Donegal to Cavan Bus Stnbus 30
- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Stn to Blanchardstown N3bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföldbus
2d 19hFt 31,319–102,474Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donegal to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Budapestcar
42h 15mFt 269,256–445,036Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from Donegal to Sligo Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane NOC - BUD
11h 6mFt 36,415–90,637Bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from Donegal to Derry Bus Stationbus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LDY - BUD
12h 54mFt 36,552–120,950Bus, bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from Donegal to Enniskillen Busbus
- Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHD - BUD
12h 23mFt 40,183–110,340Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane DUB - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
12h 28mFt 35,603–144,303Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DUB - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
12h 25mFt 36,903–127,803
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Donegal to Budapest is to bus and fly which costs 36 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Donegal to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs 33 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Donegal to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Donegal and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Cavan Bus Stn, Dublin and Rădăuţi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Donegal and Budapest is 2163 km.
The best way to get from Donegal to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs 31 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Donegal to Budapest, including transfers.
Donegal to Budapest bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Donegal station.
Donegal to Budapest bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Cavan Bus Stn station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Donegal. It is currently 11:21 PM in Donegal and 12:21 AM in Budapest.
There are 6385+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Donegal, Ulster, Ireland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Donegal to Budapest-Kelenföld via Cavan Bus Stn, Blanchardstown N3, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Rădăuţi in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–75,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–75,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–75,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–160,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–160,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–160,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–160,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–100,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–180,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–60,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–70,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–140,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–90,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–95,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–85,000
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–21,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–24,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–7,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–29,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Sligo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–7,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Sligo Bus Stn to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–7,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Derry Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Enniskillen Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–7,500
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Donegal to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Cavan Bus Stn to Blanchardstown N3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–10,000
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- Ft 7,000–10,000
Bus from Donegal to Sligo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- Ft 5,500–8,000
Bus from Donegal to Derry Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–75,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,122
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Enniskillen Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,470
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- Ft 1,470
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–280,000
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- Ft 165,292
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