There are 8 ways to get from Saalbach to Budapest by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Vienna
best- Take the train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
8h 38mFt 24,260–78,909Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
9h 10mFt 12,860–19,209Bus
- Take the bus from Zell am See Postplatz to Salzburg Esshaverstraßebus 260
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N965 / ...
11h 31mFt 25,881–38,428Drive 591.1 km
- Drive from Saalbach to Budapestcar 591.1 km
6h 22mFt 34,235–49,450Train
- Take the train from Maishofen-Saalbach to St. Johann Im Pongautrain Re / ...
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
9h 34mFt 34,510–53,259Bus to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zell am See Postplatz to Salzburg Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SZG - BUD
9h 51mFt 56,281–128,628Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane INN - BUD
9h 29mFt 61,460–168,709Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Woergl Hbftrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MUC - BUD
8h 38mFt 43,160–138,609
Saalbach to Budapest by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saalbach to Budapest is to night train which costs 12 000 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Saalbach to Budapest is to drive which takes 6h 22m and costs 34 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Saalbach to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Saalbach Schattberg X-Press and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Zell am See Postplatz, Salzburg Esshaverstraße and Salzburg South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Saalbach to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Maishofen-Saalbach and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Saalbach and Budapest is 670 km. The road distance is 591.1 km.
The best way to get from Saalbach to Budapest without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 8h 38m and costs 24 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Saalbach to Budapest, including transfers.
Saalbach to Budapest bus services, operated by Salzburg Verkehr Gmbh, depart from Zell am See Postplatz station.
Saalbach to Budapest train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Maishofen-Saalbach station.
The best way to get from Saalbach to Budapest is to train via Vienna which takes 8h 38m and costs 24 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 25 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft and takes 11h 31m.
What companies run services between Saalbach, Austria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Saalbach Schattberg X-Press to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Maishofen-Saalbach Bahnhof, Maishofen-Saalbach, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saalbach Schattberg X-Press to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Zell am See Postplatz, Salzburg Esshaverstraße, Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R, and Salzburg South in around 11h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–130,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–85,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–130,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–130,000
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–170,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–110,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–100,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–85,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,600
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–16,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–12,000
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–4,900
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- Ft 31,000–46,000
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- *
- Ft 6,500–10,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–3,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–6,500
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,738
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,661
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,282
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–38,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Maishofen-Saalbach to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–13,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- 0662 632900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
Bus from Zell am See Postplatz to Salzburg Esshaverstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
Bus from Zell am See Postplatz to Salzburg Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–5,500
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–26,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Saalbach to Budapest bus services, operated by Salzburg Verkehr Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Esshaverstraße station.
Saalbach to Budapest train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saalbach to Budapest is 591 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Saalbach to Budapest.
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