There are 8 ways to get from Salzburg to Budapest by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, 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
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
5h 7mFt 16,723–62,156Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Salzburg to Budapest537.6 km
6h 31mFt 9,635Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N965 / ...
8h 20mFt 17,853–28,115Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
5h 37mFt 9,927–11,266Drive 536.9 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Budapestcar 536.9 km
5h 4mFt 31,181–45,039Fly from Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SZG - BUD
7h 57mFt 51,515–122,057Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
5h 33mFt 38,773–116,506Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MUC - BUD
6h 45mFt 35,376–90,633
Salzburg to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to rideshare which costs 9 635 Ft and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs 31 000 Ft - 45 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Salzburg South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
The distance between Salzburg and Budapest is 553 km. The road distance is 536.9 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 5h 7m and costs 16 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Salzburg to Budapest, including transfers.
Salzburg to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to train which takes 5h 7m and costs 16 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 17 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft and takes 8h 20m, you could also fly, which costs 50 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft and takes 7h 57m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Wien Hbf in around 5h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 17,000–27,000 and the journey takes 7h 6m.
- 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 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–130,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–44,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–100,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–100,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–110,000
- 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
- +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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
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 Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–11,000
- 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 28,614
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,563
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,614
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,232
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–36,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–36,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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 4,200–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–11,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–2,900
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–15,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–7,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Salzburg to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,635
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Salzburg to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Salzburg to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Budapest is 537 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Salzburg to Budapest.
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