There are 9 ways to get from Tartu to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Tartu to Ülemistetrain
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TLL - BUD
7h 58mFt 20,057–77,297Bus
- Take the bus from Tartu bussijaam to Riiabus El24
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N1301
28h 11mFt 52,506–78,629Train
- Take the train from Tartu to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
28h 26mFt 32,638–51,240Drive 1,569.3 km
- Drive from Tartu to Budapestcar 1,569.3 km
19h 25mFt 96,193–138,945Fly Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TAY - BUD
8h 50mFt 81,367–131,884Train to Riga International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazierutrain
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane RIX - BUD
9h 9mFt 29,454–89,909Fly Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane TAY - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 54mFt 60,717–133,534Train to Riga International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazierutrain
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane RIX - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
11h 18mFt 37,804–121,559Train, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Tartu to Tallinntrain
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HEL - BUD
12h 14mFt 41,104–112,553
Tartu to Budapest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tartu to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 20 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Tartu to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs 20 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Tartu to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Tartu bussijaam and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Riga, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Tartu to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Tartu and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati pu via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas and Warszawa Zachodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 26m.
The distance between Tartu and Budapest is 1581 km. The road distance is 1569.3 km.
The best way to get from Tartu to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 28h 11m and costs 50 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Tartu to Budapest, including transfers.
Tartu to Budapest bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tartu bussijaam station.
Tartu to Budapest train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tartu station.
The best way to get from Tartu to Budapest is to bus which takes 28h 11m and costs 50 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 32 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 28h 26m, you could also fly, which costs 80 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 8h 50m.
What companies run services between Tartu, Estonia and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Tartu bussijaam to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Riia and Riga, Bus Station in around 28h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tartu to Budapest-Nyugati pu via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 28h 26m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–180,000
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–130,000
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Vienna International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–100,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–95,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–110,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–100,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–85,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–75,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–65,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Elron
Train from Tartu to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–6,500
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 4,800–6,500
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–9,000
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 6,500–9,000
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–9,000
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 6,500–9,000
Train from Tartu to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–7,000
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 5,000–7,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,600
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–12,000
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–10,000
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–6,000
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–6,000
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,700
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- 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 Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,563
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
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 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
- 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
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
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
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,000
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–70,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,161–11,000
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- Ft 7,000–11,000
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Booking & Getting There
Tartu to Budapest bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riia station.
Budapest is 1h behind Tartu. It is currently 4:18 PM in Tartu and 3:18 PM in Budapest.
Tartu to Budapest train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tartu to Budapest is 1569 km. It takes approximately 19h 25m to drive from Tartu to Budapest.
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