There are 9 ways to get from Tbilisi to Budapest by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TBS - BUD
9h 36mFt 42,515–93,373Bus to Kutaisi International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tbilisi Okriba to Kutaisi Airportbus
- Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KUT - BUD
9h 41mFt 24,560–129,029Bus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
2d 1hFt 45,374–71,252Drive 2,920.1 km
- Drive from Tbilisi to Budapestcar 2,920.1 km
32h 32mFt 167,604–242,095Fly Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane TBS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 22mFt 42,406–139,433Fly Tbilisi International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane TBS - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
11h 41mFt 63,690–145,194Train, bus
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Batumitrain 804 / ...
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
2d 5hFt 45,870–74,674Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Langa Davutpaşa to Halkalı İstasyon Caddesibus Bn1
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
2d 6hFt 38,488–65,206Bus via Vladikavkaz
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Emniyet Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Aksaray to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
2d 18h
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tbilisi to Budapest is to bus and fly which costs 24 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Tbilisi to Budapest is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 42 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Tbilisi station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ortachala Bus Station and arriving at Budapest Hotel Platanus via Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and Novi Sad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Tbilisi and Budapest is 2154 km. The road distance is 2920.1 km.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs 45 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Tbilisi to Budapest, including transfers.
Tbilisi to Budapest bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ortachala Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Budapest is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs 42 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 45 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 2 days 1h.
Tbilisi to Budapest bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Aksaray station.
Budapest is 3h behind Tbilisi. It is currently 4:27 PM in Tbilisi and 1:27 PM in Budapest.
What companies run services between Tbilisi, Georgia and Budapest, Hungary?
Air Serbia, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Deák Ferenc tér via Istanbul Aksaray, Istanbul Hotel Montenegro, Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić, Novi Sad, Budapest Hotel Platanus, and Népliget in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–190,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–220,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–210,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–170,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–190,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–190,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–75,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–95,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–180,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–150,000
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–150,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–100,000
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–100,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–75,000
- Website
- georgian-airways.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–120,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–24,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +995 32 2199010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Georgian Railway
Train from Tbilisi to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,471–9,575
- Schedules at
- Georgian Railway
- Website
- Georgian Railway
- 2 Class
- Ft 4,471
- 1 Class
- Ft 9,575
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–3,800
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–9,697
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,300–4,600
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,600–4,600
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–23,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,479–32,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- Ft 22,000–32,000
Bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,335–26,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- Ft 18,000–26,000
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,479–32,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- Ft 22,000–32,000
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,446
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +995 422-24-22-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Georgia
Bus from Tbilisi Okriba to Kutaisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- Metro Georgia
- Book at
- Metro Georgia
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- [email protected]
- Website
- Axios Travel
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,882
- Website
- Axios Travel
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–5,000
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 11 37 74 156
- [email protected]
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,051
- Schedules at
- autokodeks.rs
- Phone
- 381 18 517 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- kanis.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanis.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–4,800
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri (İETT)
Bus from Langa Davutpaşa to Halkalı İstasyon Caddesi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 260–400
- Website
- İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri (İETT)
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Emniyet Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,299
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Aksaray to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,530
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
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