There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Budapest by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ALA - BUD
11h 59mFt 75,818–143,092Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
4d 11hFt 113,069–208,963Train, bus via Chișinău
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
5d 20hFt 109,569–231,963Drive 5,654.6 km
- Drive from Almaty to Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvarcar 5,654.6 km
2d 20hFt 320,809–463,390Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ALA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
15h 27mFt 84,802–190,223
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Budapest is to fly which costs 75 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Budapest is to fly which takes 11h 59m and costs 75 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft.
The distance between Almaty and Budapest is 4459 km. The road distance is 5654.6 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Budapest without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs 110 000 Ft - 210 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Almaty to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 11:50 AM in Almaty and 8:50 AM in Budapest.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Budapest is 5655 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Almaty to Budapest.
There are 6440+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Budapest, Hungary?
SCAT, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–230,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–260,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–210,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–240,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–110,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–200,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–150,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–130,000
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- Ft 65,000–95,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- Ft 90,000–130,000
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–130,000
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- Ft 65,000–95,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- Ft 90,000–130,000
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–23,000
- 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 18,000–32,000
- 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
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–70,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,124–46,248
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- Ft 46,248
- Children
- Ft 23,124
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–12,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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