There are 7 ways to get from Prague 2 to Budapest by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
6h 51mFt 26,000–85,000Train via Nádraží Zahradní Město
cheapest- Take the train from Praha-Zahradni Mesto to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
8h 44mFt 15,440–23,588Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
7h 30mFt 16,000–28,000Drive 523.8 km
- Drive from Prague 2 to Budapestcar 523.8 km
4h 45mFt 29,217–42,202Subway to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the subway from Náměstí Míru to Nádraží Veleslavínsubway
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
4h 33mFt 16,370–46,988Fly 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 32mFt 30,130–105,688Train 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 15mFt 28,295–92,372
Prague 2 to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague 2 to Budapest is to train via Nádraží Zahradní Město which costs 15 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Prague 2 to Budapest is to subway and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs 16 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
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 Prague 2 and Budapest is 606 km. The road distance is 523.8 km.
The best way to get from Prague 2 to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 6h 51m and costs 26 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
The train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati takes 6h 51m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Prague 2 to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague 2 to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague 2 to Budapest is to train which takes 6h 51m and costs 26 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 16 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and takes 7h 30m.
What companies run services between Prague 2, Czechia and Budapest, Hungary?
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. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar every 3 hours. Tickets cost Ft 16,000–28,000 and the journey takes 7h 30m.
- 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
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid.cz
Subway from Náměstí Míru to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 440–600
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha-Zahradni Mesto to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–23,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- 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 13,000–21,000
- 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 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Prague 2 to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Prague 2 to Budapest train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague 2 to Budapest is 524 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Prague 2 to Budapest.
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