There are 8 ways to get from Praga to Budapest by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Budapest Kelenfold Bus Stationbus : Budapest - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
6h 48mFt 15,000–22,000Train via Budapest-Deli
cheapest- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
7h 28mFt 14,000–23,000Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
7h 6mFt 26,000–85,000Drive 525.9 km
- Drive from Praga to Budapestcar 525.9 km
4h 47mFt 29,382–42,440Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
4h 44mFt 15,940–46,438Bus via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260B / ...
7h 33mFt 17,000–28,000Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
5h 42mFt 29,190–105,088Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
7h 31mFt 28,175–92,443
Praga to Budapest by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Praga to Budapest is to train via Budapest-Deli which costs 14 000 Ft - 23 000 Ft and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Praga to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs 15 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station station and arriving at Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 51m.
The distance between Praga and Budapest is 534 km. The road distance is 525.9 km.
The best way to get from Praga to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 6h 48m and costs 15 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft.
The bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station takes 6h 45m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Praga to Budapest bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Praga to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Praga to Budapest is to bus which takes 6h 48m and costs 15 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 26 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft and takes 7h 6m, you could also fly, which costs 15 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft and takes 4h 44m.
What companies run services between Praga, Czechia and Budapest, Hungary?
RegioJet operates a bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 15,000–22,000 and the journey takes 6h 45m. Alternatively, České dráhy (ČD) operates a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati every 4 hours. Tickets cost Ft 26,000–40,000 and the journey takes 6h 51m. ÖBB EuroCity also services this route 4 times a day.
- 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
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
- 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
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–80,000
- 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- 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
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–23,000
- Website
- https://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 Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- _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 Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–22,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
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More Questions & Answers
Praga to Budapest bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station.
Praga to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Praga to Budapest is 526 km. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Praga to Budapest.
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