There are 5 ways to get from Košice to Vác by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kosice to Hatvantrain Ec
5hFt 4,639–7,641Bus
- Take the bus from Košice to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus N191
5h 53mFt 10,056–14,240Drive 253.7 km
- Drive from Košice to Váccar 253.7 km
2h 31mFt 14,355–20,736Fly
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KSC - BUD
5h 19mFt 39,042–98,613Train, bus
- Take the train from Košice to Hatvantrain Ec 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Aszód, vasútállomás to Vác, Honvéd utcabus 342 / ...
5h 28mFt 5,592–8,746
Košice to Vác by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Košice to Vác is to train which costs 4 600 Ft - 8 000 Ft and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Košice to Vác is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs 14 000 Ft - 21 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Košice to Vác. However, there are services departing from Košice and arriving at Vác, Honvéd utca via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Budapest, Újpest-Városkapu XIII. kerület. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Košice to Vác. However, there are services departing from Kosice and arriving at Vac via Hatvan and Aszod. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Košice and Vác is 252 km. The road distance is 253.7 km.
The best way to get from Košice to Vác without a car is to train which takes 5h and costs 4 600 Ft - 8 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Košice to Vác, including transfers.
Košice to Vác bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Košice station.
Košice to Vác train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Kosice station.
The best way to get from Košice to Vác is to train which takes 5h and costs 4 600 Ft - 8 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10 000 Ft - 15 000 Ft and takes 5h 53m, you could also fly, which costs 39 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 5h 19m.
What companies run services between Košice, Slovakia and Vác, Hungary?
Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Kosice to Hatvan every 4 hours. Tickets cost Ft 3,600–6,500 and the journey takes 3h 12m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Košice to Budapest Népliget bus station twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 8,000–13,000 and the journey takes 3h 30m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–90,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–75,000
Flights from Košice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–75,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–100,000
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Hatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–6,500
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Košice to Hatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–6,500
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Košice to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Aszód, vasútállomás to Vác, Honvéd utca
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–1,900
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
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Booking & Getting There
Košice to Vác bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Népliget bus station.
Košice to Vác train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Hatvan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Košice to Vác is 254 km. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Košice to Vác.
There are 518+ hotels available in Vác.