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 40mFt 7,753–50,779Train
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati putrain Ic 131
11h 5mFt 15,000–65,000Bus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N1301
12h 58mFt 21,139–32,189Drive 670.6 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Budapestcar 670.6 km
8h 53mFt 37,957–54,826Fly 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
5h 1mFt 23,968–73,248Fly 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 43mFt 25,333–103,529Train, 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 49mFt 27,060–51,358
Warsaw to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which costs 7 500 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs 7 500 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Warsaw to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Metro Marymont and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Warsaw, Metro Marymont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 58m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati pu. Services depart twice daily, 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 - 65 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Warsaw to Budapest, including transfers.
Warsaw to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warsaw, Metro Marymont station.
Warsaw to Budapest train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Warszawa Centralna station.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs 7 500 Ft - 55 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 15 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 11h 5m, you could also bus, which costs 21 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 12h 58m.
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, Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati pu once daily. Tickets cost Ft 15,000–28,000 and the journey takes 11h 5m. PKP Intercity also services this route twice 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 39,000–60,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–70,000
- 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 39,000–60,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–70,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–43,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–60,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–100,000
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–65,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–22,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–32,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–32,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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Warsaw to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Warsaw to Budapest train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati pu 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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