There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Budapest by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
4h 49mFt 11,682–67,335Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
12h 49mFt 30,452–95,368Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus N191
16h 11mFt 32,313–52,293Drive 988.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Budapestcar 988.8 km
10h 30mFt 63,062–91,089Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
5h 53mFt 45,622–110,268Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 47mFt 34,462–127,035Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Dornbirntrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
18h 38mFt 28,062–97,978
Basel to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Budapest is to fly which costs 11 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 11 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Ecseri út M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zürich HB and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 49m.
The distance between Basel and Budapest is 903 km. The road distance is 988.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 12h 49m and costs 30 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Basel to Budapest, including transfers.
Basel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 11 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 30 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 12h 49m, you could also bus, which costs 32 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 16h 11m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
Wizz Air, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zürich HB and Wien Hbf in around 12h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–80,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–55,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–35,000
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,160
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Népliget bus station.
Basel to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Budapest is 989 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Basel to Budapest.
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