There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Budapest by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MXP - BUD
6h 1mFt 8,684–44,470Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
14h 42mFt 59,857–125,782Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 403 / ...
16h 10mFt 30,357–50,176Drive 951.9 km
- Drive from Lugano to Budapestcar 951.9 km
10h 24mFt 60,028–86,707Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BGY - BUD
6h 46mFt 21,661–99,234Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LIN - BUD
7h 56mFt 38,289–89,237Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
6h 37mFt 49,507–111,432Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
7h 52mFt 18,561–160,177Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
15h 47mFt 68,807–157,232Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lugano to Zagrebbus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
17h 25mFt 69,021–81,581
Lugano to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 8 500 Ft - 45 000 Ft and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs 8 500 Ft - 45 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
The distance between Lugano and Budapest is 923 km. The road distance is 951.9 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Budapest without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 14h 42m and costs 60 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Lugano to Budapest, including transfers.
Lugano to Budapest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Budapest train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Budapest is to train via Vienna which takes 14h 42m and costs 60 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 30 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft and takes 16h 10m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Lugano to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf in around 14h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 16h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–85,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–90,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–90,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–32,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–90,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–90,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–95,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–38,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–55,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–55,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–30,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–120,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–2,800
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,400
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–32,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 23,000–32,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 15,000–21,000
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–32,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 23,000–32,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 15,000–21,000
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–38,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 27,000–38,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 21,000–28,000
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–32,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 23,000–32,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 15,000–21,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 39,000–60,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- *
- Ft 9,500–15,000
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- Ft 43,000–65,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–30,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–100,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–37,000
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–4,200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–46,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–9,000
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,831
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
Want to know more about travelling around Hungary
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Budapest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lugano to Budapest train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Budapest is 952 km. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Lugano to Budapest.
Book your Lugano to Budapest train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Lugano to Budapest bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 6764+ hotels available in Budapest.





























































