There are 8 ways to get from Ljubljana to Budapest by bus, train, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 403 / ...
5h 55mFt 14,000–25,000Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Ljubljana to Budapest431.1 km
5h 35mFt 3,900–5,500Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
7h 44mFt 37,000–55,000Fly Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LJU - BUD
6h 21mFt 46,407–105,757Drive 431.9 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Budapestcar 431.9 km
4h 44mFt 23,666–34,185Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KLU - BUD
7h 56mFt 84,114–222,908Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VCE - BUD
6h 51mFt 22,126–295,178Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane KLU - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 44mFt 77,364–231,558
Ljubljana to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Budapest is to rideshare which costs 3 900 Ft - 5 500 Ft and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Budapest is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs 23 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ljubljana bus station station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Budapest-Deli. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Budapest is 463 km. The road distance is 431.9 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 5h 55m and costs 14 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft.
The bus from Ljubljana bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar takes 5h 55m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Ljubljana to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Budapest train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Budapest is to bus which takes 5h 55m and costs 14 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 37 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 7h 44m, you could also fly, which costs 46 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 6h 21m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Budapest, Hungary?
FlixBus operates a bus from Ljubljana bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar every 4 hours. Tickets cost Ft 14,000–25,000 and the journey takes 5h 55m. Alternatively, Hungarian Railways (MÁV) operates a train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 8,500–11,000 and the journey takes 7h 44m. Slovenske železnice (SŽ) also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–80,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–80,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–90,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–75,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–80,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–75,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–120,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–65,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–85,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–130,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–41,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–55,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–11,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- 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/
- 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 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- Ft 55,543
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,789–250,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- Ft 17,789
- Private
- Ft 72,242
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- Ft 55,543
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–120,000
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- Ft 90,756
- 4-8 persons
- Ft 108,908
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–22,000
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Ljubljana to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ljubljana to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Ljubljana to Budapest train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Budapest-Deli station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Budapest is 432 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Ljubljana to Budapest.
Book your Ljubljana to Budapest bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Ljubljana and Budapest. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.