There are 11 ways to get from Salzburg to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Betzdorf Bf to Troisdorf Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CGN - BUD
6h 58mFt 41,789–97,177Bus via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the bus from Montabaur to Frankfurt central train stationbus N884 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Stationbus
23h 17mFt 25,027–64,668Train
- Take the train from Montabaur Bf to München Hbftrain 41
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
13h 50mFt 59,594–289,932Bus
- Take the bus from Montabaur to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N161
19h 5mFt 33,000–55,000Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Westerburg Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhofbus 460 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Koblenz Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
17h 39mLine 477 bus, bus, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Seck Ortsmittebus
- Take the bus from Seck Ortsmitte to Limburgbus
- Take the bus from Limburg to Limburgbus
- Take the train from Limburg to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
7h 49mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Betzdorf Bf to Siegburg Bftrain
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
8h 23mFt 46,639–115,377Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Betzdorf Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DTM - BUD
8h 53mTrain via Troisdorf
- Take the train from Betzdorf Bf to Siegburg Bftrain Re9
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
14h 24mFt 67,299–336,127Drive, car train
- Drive from Salzburg to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budapestcar
16h 13mFt 71,065–94,204Drive 1,032 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Budapestcar 1,032 km
9h 40mFt 56,124–81,068
Salzburg to Budapest by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to bus which costs 33 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs 41 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Oberroßbach Dorfgemeinschaftshaus and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Westerburg Bf and Montabaur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Montabaur Bf and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
The distance between Salzburg and Budapest is 1076 km. The road distance is 1032 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 13h 50m and costs 55 000 Ft - 290 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Salzburg to Budapest, including transfers.
Salzburg to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montabaur station.
Salzburg to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Montabaur Bf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to train which takes 13h 50m and costs 55 000 Ft - 290 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 33 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 19h 5m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Oberroßbach Dorfgemeinschaftshaus to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Westerburg Langenhahner Straße, Westerburg Bf, Montabaur Bf, Montabaur Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 13h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Montabaur to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 33,000–55,000 and the journey takes 16h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–34,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–34,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–65,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–45,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–70,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Betzdorf Bf to Troisdorf Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Betzdorf Bf to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Betzdorf Bf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–13,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Betzdorf Bf to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Montabaur Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–140,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–42,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Limburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–19,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–160,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–42,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–48,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 40,000–48,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 29,000–34,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 18,000–22,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–5,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–46,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–42,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montabaur to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montabaur to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–4,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 2623 951133
- [email protected]
- Website
- Griesar Reisen GmbH
Bus from Westerburg Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Griesar Reisen GmbH
- Phone
- +49 2662 948790
- [email protected]
- Website
- ww mobility GmbH
Bus from Salzburg to Seck Ortsmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- ww mobility GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6441 4071877
- Website
- delfi.de
Bus from Seck Ortsmitte to Limburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- rmv.de
- Phone
- 06431 203-248
- [email protected]
- Website
- limburg.de
Bus from Limburg to Limburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Stadtverkehr Limburg
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–30,000
- Website
- Citylines
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Salzburg to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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