There are 8 ways to get from Finland to Budapest by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HEL - BUD
5h 28mFt 28,886–96,399Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TLL - BUD
9h 25mFt 24,262–93,836Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1205
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N1301
33h 26mFt 57,896–89,254Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
33h 43mFt 45,712–73,286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the carferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Budapestcar
43h 36mFt 233,788–359,694Fly Turku Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TKU - BUD
10h 11mFt 57,153–102,453Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TMP - BUD
11h 37mFt 36,786–102,086Fly Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HEL - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
8h 29mFt 32,386–120,099
Finland to Budapest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Budapest is to ferry and fly which costs 24 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs 28 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Tallinn, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 26m.
The distance between Finland and Budapest is 1503 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 33h 26m and costs 55 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Finland to Budapest, including transfers.
Finland to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Finland to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs 28 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 55 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 33h 26m.
Finland to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Budapest is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 1:17 PM in Finland and 12:17 PM in Budapest.
What companies run services between Finland and Budapest, Hungary?
Finnair flies from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Tallinn, Bus Station in around 33h 26m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–110,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–150,000
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–100,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–180,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–85,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–100,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–100,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–130,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- 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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- 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 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–4,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–85,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–33,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- [email protected]
- Website
- TT-Line
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–41,000
- Website
- TT-Line
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,233–11,000
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- Ft 7,000–11,000
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