There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
6h 32mFt 38,376–85,041Train
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
12h 32mFt 21,478–61,083Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus N191 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhelybus 1174 / ...
18h 14mFt 32,918–52,090Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain Ic
18h 39mFt 128,678–362,891Train to Basel, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
8h 2mFt 27,305–102,304Fly Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain
10h 23mFt 49,006–110,391Fly Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
8h 41mFt 40,976–121,891Fly Zurich Airport to Graz Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus
9h 18mFt 82,876–207,181Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Szombathely, autóbusz-állomásbus
- Take the bus from Szombathely, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonlelle, vasúti megállóhelybus
18h 24mDrive 874.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Balaton Soundcar 874.2 km
11h 8mFt 55,446–80,089
Zurich to Balaton Sound by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound is to train which costs 21 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs 38 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Zamardi via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Zurich and Balaton Sound is 961 km. The road distance is 874.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound without a car is to train which takes 12h 32m and costs 21 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound, including transfers.
Zurich to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Balaton Sound is to train which takes 12h 32m and costs 21 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 32 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 18h 14m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Balaton Sound, Hungary?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Balaton Sound via Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 12h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Balaton Sound via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar and Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely in around 18h 14m.
- 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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–95,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–160,000
- 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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–95,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–160,000
- 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 28,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–130,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–170,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–55,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–70,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–25,000
- 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
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
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/
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/
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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–340,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Maribor bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Zamárdi, vasúti megállóhely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–4,000
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
Bus from Szombathely, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonlelle, vasúti megállóhely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–4,800
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- Ft 43,942
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Szombathely, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Népliget bus station.
Zurich to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Balaton Sound is 874 km. It takes approximately 11h 8m to drive from Zurich to Balaton Sound.
There are 2929+ hotels available in Balaton Sound.



















































