There are 9 ways to get from Salzburg to Budapest (Station) by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keletitrain Ec
5h 39mFt 28,000–80,000Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
5h 29mFt 9,500–12,000Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg P&R South to Budapest-Kelenföldbus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 23mFt 18,307–34,570Drive 539.4 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Budapest (Station)car 539.4 km
5h 11mFt 31,684–45,765Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
5h 57mFt 27,841–78,922Train via Vienna #2
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
6h 12mFt 18,463–51,882Fly from Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SZG - BUD
6h 34mFt 46,067–90,309Train 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 15mFt 36,725–93,150Train 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 10mFt 43,397–109,798
Salzburg to Budapest (Station) by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest (Station) is to night train which costs 9 500 Ft - 12 000 Ft and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Budapest (Station) is to drive which takes 5h 11m and costs 31 000 Ft - 46 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Budapest (Station). However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Keleti pályaudvar M via Salzburg P&R South and Bikás park M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Budapest Keleti. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 39m.
The distance between Salzburg and Budapest (Station) is 564 km. The road distance is 539.4 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest (Station) without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs 28 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
The train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keleti takes 5h 39m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Salzburg to Budapest (Station) bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Salzburg P&R South station.
Salzburg to Budapest (Station) train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Budapest (Station) is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs 28 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 18 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft and takes 9h 23m, you could also fly, which costs 46 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 6h 34m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Budapest (Station), Budapest, Hungary?
ÖBB EuroCity operates a train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keleti twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 36,000–80,000 and the journey takes 5h 39m. Railjet also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Salzburg P&R South to Budapest-Kelenföld twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 18,000–33,000 and the journey takes 7h 25m. FlixBus also services this route once 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 55,000–130,000
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
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–90,000
- 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 44,000–85,000
- 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 34,000–80,000
- 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
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–80,000
- 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-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–36,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–42,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 28,000–42,000
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-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- Ft 17,000–26,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–12,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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 Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–30,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–13,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–38,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–18,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–35,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–42,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–26,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–41,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
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 GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salzburg P&R South to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg P&R South to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–29,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Salzburg to Budapest (Station) bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Budapest-Kelenföld station.
Salzburg to Budapest (Station) train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Budapest Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Budapest (Station) is 539 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Salzburg to Budapest (Station).
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