There are 10 ways to get from Swiss Alps to Budapest by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
8h 3mFt 48,755–102,240Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MXP - BUD
8h 55mFt 12,255–73,640Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
16h 8mFt 59,095–116,490Train, bus
- Take the train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HBtrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus N191 / ...
19h 39mFt 37,946–61,324Drive 1,011.7 km
- Drive from Swiss Alps to Budapestcar 1,011.7 km
10h 12mFt 64,301–92,879Train, train to Basel, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Arth-Goldautrain
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
9h 29mFt 26,755–125,040Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Airolo to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BGY - BUD
9h 46mFt 25,955–136,740Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 7mFt 53,045–140,990Train
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
17h 13mFt 68,045–152,940Train, bus via Dornbirn
- Take the train from Airolo to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Dornbirntrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
20h 49mFt 31,209–85,104
Swiss Alps to Budapest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swiss Alps to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 12 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Swiss Alps to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs 48 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Swiss Alps to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Airolo and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 8m.
The distance between Swiss Alps and Budapest is 965 km. The road distance is 1011.7 km.
The best way to get from Swiss Alps to Budapest without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 16h 8m and costs 55 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Swiss Alps to Budapest, including transfers.
Swiss Alps to Budapest train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Airolo station.
Swiss Alps to Budapest train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swiss Alps to Budapest is 1012 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Swiss Alps to Budapest.
There are 6764+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Gotthard Passhöhe to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Airolo, Stazione, Airolo, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 16h 8m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–38,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–90,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–110,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–32,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–60,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–55,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–60,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–30,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–120,000
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Airolo to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 39,000–60,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 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 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- *
- Ft 9,500–15,000
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- Ft 43,000–65,000
Train from Zürich HB to Dornbirn
- *
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Altdorf UR to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–27,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–26,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–46,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–26,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–30,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–65,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,500
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–3,400
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Airolo to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,500
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–28,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 19,000–28,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–5,000
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–45,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–9,000
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,164
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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