There are 6 ways to get from Budapest to Kilkenny by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BUD - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
8h 3m€73–213Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain Re / ...
2d 17h€72–254Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Kilkennycar
39h 10m€695–1,120Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BUD - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Ormonde Roadbus
11h 31m€92–328Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BTS - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
10h 23m€82–283Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane VIE - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
10h 8m€85–342
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €220 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which takes 8h 3m and costs €70 - €220.
The distance between Budapest and Kilkenny is 2065 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kilkenny without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs €70 - €260.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Budapest to Kilkenny, including transfers.
Kilkenny is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 20:55 in Budapest and 19:55 in Kilkenny.
There are 155+ hotels available in Kilkenny.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Kilkenny, IE-KK, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Budapest to Kilkenny. However, you can take the line 902 bus to Budapest Airport, walk to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 16, take the line 750 bus to Red Cow Luas, then take the bus to Kilkenny Stn. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Budapest to Kilkenny via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 39h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €30–50
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Ormonde Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €16–22
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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