There are 10 ways to get from Macedonia to Budapest by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Skopje International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Drive from Macedonia to Skopje-Airport-SKPcar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SKP - BUD
4h 31mFt 20,678–57,578Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
9h 8mFt 14,594–67,300Bus
- Take the bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
15h 36mFt 22,177–37,191Train, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to Băile Herculanebus
- Take the train from Baile Herculane to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
23h 56mFt 30,554–40,000Drive 932.2 km
- Drive from Macedonia to Budapestcar 932.2 km
9h 16mFt 52,621–76,007Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SKG - BUD
8h 14mFt 20,373–76,802Drive to Skopje International Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Skopje-Airport-SKPcar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane SKP - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
7h 12mFt 16,688–96,828Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SKG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 22mFt 31,833–117,552Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
16h 17mFt 30,156–43,325Drive, train, bus via Mandraki
- Drive from Macedonia to Mandrakicar
- Take the train from Mandraki to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
20h 48m
Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Budapest is to bus which costs 22 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Budapest is to drive and fly which takes 4h 31m and costs 20 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Macedonia station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Petrich Bus Station and arriving at Deák Ferenc tér M via Sofia Central Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 36m.
The distance between Macedonia and Budapest is 814 km. The road distance is 932.2 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 15h 36m and costs 22 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Macedonia to Budapest, including transfers.
Macedonia to Budapest bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Petrich Bus Station.
Macedonia to Budapest bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Budapest is 1h behind Macedonia. It is currently 11:11 AM in Macedonia and 10:11 AM in Budapest.
Yes, the driving distance between Macedonia to Budapest is 932 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Macedonia to Budapest.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Deák Ferenc tér M via Petrich Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 15h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–60,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–60,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–42,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–55,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–55,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–100,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–260,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,300–1,700
Train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,000–1,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,300–1,700
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Baile Herculane to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–14,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–3,600
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–3,600
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–3,600
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mandraki to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,100
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,074
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,553
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,487
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–7,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–31,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- 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 4,300–7,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–21,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–19,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–33,000
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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