There are 10 ways to get from Ascona to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or shuttle
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MXP - BUD
7h 11mFt 12,339–75,939Train via Venice
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
17h 41mFt 73,939–151,239Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 403 / ...
18h 24mFt 28,873–61,582Drive, car train
- Drive from Ascona to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
10h 13mFt 89,617–121,002Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BGY - BUD
8h 5mFt 17,839–61,639Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
7h 54mFt 51,439–113,039Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
8h 58mFt 29,039–146,239Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
18h 10mFt 77,965–185,274Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Keletitrain 351
19h 42mFt 213,865–464,974Drive 984.3 km
- Drive from Ascona to Budapestcar 984.3 km
10h 50mFt 61,157–88,338
Ascona to Budapest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to train and bus and fly which costs 17 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs 12 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
The distance between Ascona and Budapest is 962 km. The road distance is 984.3 km.
The best way to get from Ascona to Budapest without a car is to train via Venice which takes 17h 41m and costs 70 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Ascona to Budapest, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ascona to Budapest is to train via Venice which takes 17h 41m and costs 70 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 28 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 18h 24m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ascona to Budapest is 984 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Ascona to Budapest.
There are 6628+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Budapest-Keleti via Locarno, Debarcadero, Locarno, Milano Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Wien Hbf in around 17h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ascona, Centro to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Locarno, Piazza Stazione, Locarno, Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–33,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–43,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–43,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–85,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–80,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–29,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–29,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–42,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–55,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–44,000
- 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 1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–2,300
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–3,700
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 33,000–49,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 8,000–12,000
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 44,000–65,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 33,000–39,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Ft 21,000–30,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 14,000–19,000
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Ft 13,000–18,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–21,000
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–33,000
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–34,000
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–90,000
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–3,000
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Milano Centrale Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–370,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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