There are 8 ways to get from Salzburg to Budapest by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
5h 9mFt 19,454–76,991Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
5h 29mFt 9,500–12,000Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N965 / ...
8h 20mFt 16,858–32,122Drive 536.3 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Budapestcar 536.3 km
5h 7mFt 31,990–46,208Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Salzburg to Budapest537 km
6h 31mFt 9,695Fly from Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SZG - BUD
6h 45mFt 40,451–87,014Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
5h 26mFt 33,227–89,744Train 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 18mFt 40,433–108,559
Salzburg to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to rideshare which costs 9 695 Ft and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest is to drive which takes 5h 7m and costs 32 000 Ft - 47 000 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.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Keleti. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 29m.
The distance between Salzburg and Budapest is 553 km. The road distance is 536.3 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs 19 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 9m 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 9m and costs 19 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 16 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 8h 20m, you could also fly, which costs 40 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 6h 45m.
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 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 16,000–27,000 and the journey takes 7h 6m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–140,000
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
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–90,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–80,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–80,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–100,000
- 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
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 17,000–26,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- 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 Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–12,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–39,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg South to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Salzburg to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,695
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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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 536 km. It takes approximately 5h 7m to drive from Salzburg to Budapest.
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