There are 7 ways to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
5h 31mFt 18,888–50,913Bus, train via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus RegioJet 141103
- Take the train from Praha-Zahradni Mesto to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
11h 24mFt 18,350–28,972Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary to Praguebus 854 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
9h 47mFt 30,028–92,021Bus
- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 854 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
10h 30mFt 21,119–34,689Drive 653.1 km
- Drive from Karlovy Vary to Budapestcar 653.1 km
6h 2mFt 36,323–52,467Bus, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 29mFt 32,138–110,563Train
- Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 607 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
11h 19mFt 36,190–100,117
Karlovy Vary to Budapest by bus, subway, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest is to bus and train via Prague which costs 18 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs 18 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlovy Vary to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Karlovy Vary and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlovy Vary to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Karlovy Vary and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
The distance between Karlovy Vary and Budapest is 605 km. The road distance is 653.1 km.
The best way to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 47m and costs 30 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest, including transfers.
Karlovy Vary to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlovy Vary station.
Karlovy Vary to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Karlovy Vary station.
The best way to get from Karlovy Vary to Budapest is to bus which takes 10h 30m and costs 21 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 36 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 11h 19m.
What companies run services between Karlovy Vary, Czechia and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Karlovy Vary to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlovy Vary to Budapest-Nyugati via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 11h 19m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–80,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–390,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–38,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–95,000
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Praha-Zahradni Mesto to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–23,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–4,700
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Karlovy Vary to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–5,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–4,700
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlovy Vary to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlovy Vary to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Karlovy Vary to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Karlovy Vary to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlovy Vary to Budapest is 653 km. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from Karlovy Vary to Budapest.
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