There are 7 ways to get from Warsaw to Budapest by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane WAW - BUD
4h 26mFt 8,269–38,849Train
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
11h 5mFt 15,000–180,000Bus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1260 / ...
11h 35mFt 20,000–35,000Drive 670.6 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Budapestcar 670.6 km
8h 53mFt 37,130–53,632Fly Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane WMI - BUD
4h 48mFt 18,028–53,348Fly Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane WAW - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 44mFt 23,539–100,549Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
10h 44mFt 27,398–89,090
Warsaw to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which costs 8 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft and takes 4h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 8 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Warsaw, Bus Station West station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Warsaw and Budapest is 567 km. The road distance is 670.6 km.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 11h 5m and costs 15 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Warsaw to Budapest, including transfers.
Warsaw to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Warsaw to Budapest train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Warszawa Centralna station.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 8 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 15 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft and takes 11h 5m, you could also bus, which costs 20 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and Budapest, Hungary?
Wizz Air, LOT, and Austrian Airlines fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, PKP Intercity operates a train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati 3 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 49,000–180,000 and the journey takes 11h 5m. Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–70,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–70,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–30,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–50,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–49,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–120,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–180,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- 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
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–4,200
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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More Questions & Answers
Warsaw to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Warsaw to Budapest train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Warsaw to Budapest is 671 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Warsaw to Budapest.
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