There are 12 ways to get from Ascona to Budapest by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)MXP - BUD
7h 15mFt 14,712–58,536Train
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
15h 14mFt 62,412–119,936Bus via Bregenz
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Bregenz bus station076
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
20h 26mFt 19,528–22,852Train, night train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Buchs SGRjx
- Take the night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-KelenfoeldEn
18h 39mFt 84,962–136,786Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BGY - BUD
7h 49mFt 20,212–79,036Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)ZRH - BUD
8h 1mFt 54,812–113,436Train to Basel, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BSL - BUD
8h 54mFt 25,012–118,136Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)MXP - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
9h 37mFt 24,312–108,236Train via Sankt Gallen
- Take the train from Locarno to AarauIc
- Take the train from Aarau to St. GallenIc5
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
16h 34mFt 77,785–146,523Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona Station to Como Grandate
- Take the bus from Como Grandate to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano518 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar403
20h 44mFt 24,077–52,157Drive, car train
- Drive from Ascona to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest
10h 8mFt 95,553–129,799Drive 982.9 km
- Drive from Ascona to Budapest982.9 km
10h 40mFt 65,600–94,755
Ascona to Budapest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to bus via Bregenz which costs 19 000 Ft - 23 000 Ft and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs 14 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Ascona to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ascona, Centro and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Locarno, Rotonda, Bellinzona Station, Como Grandate and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Ascona to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Solduno and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Locarno, Aarau, St. Gallen(Ch) and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
The distance between Ascona and Budapest is 962 km. The road distance is 982.9 km.
The best way to get from Ascona to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 15h 14m and costs 60 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Ascona to Budapest, including transfers.
Ascona to Budapest bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, depart from Bellinzona Station.
Ascona to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Locarno station.
The best way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to train which takes 15h 14m and costs 60 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Bregenz, which costs 19 000 Ft - 23 000 Ft and takes 20h 26m.
What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno, Bellinzona, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 15h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Deák Ferenc tér via Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, Bregenz, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, and Népliget in around 20h 26m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–36,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–55,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–55,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–48,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–110,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–100,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–38,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–50,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–75,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–42,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,400
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,900
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Ft 22,000–32,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 14,000–20,000
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–38,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Ft 27,000–38,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 20,000–27,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bellinzona to Bregenz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Como Grandate to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bregenz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,532
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–6,500
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- Ft 4,900–6,500
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bellinzona Station to Como Grandate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–3,100
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Ascona to Budapest bus services, operated by Gruppo Di Maio, arrive at Como Grandate station.
Ascona to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Aarau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ascona to Budapest is 983 km. It takes approximately 10h 40m to drive from Ascona to Budapest.
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