There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
5h 35mFt 48,316–96,780Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N882 / ...
16hFt 19,000–46,000Train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
13h 6mFt 57,274–91,841Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
15h 16mFt 86,062–134,577Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
5h 41mFt 22,391–76,605Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GVA - BUD
6h 55mFt 38,449–98,302Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Romanshorntrain Ic81 / ...
- Take the bus from Bregenz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
18h 36mFt 28,780–46,561Drive 1,058.3 km
- Drive from Bern to Budapestcar 1,058.3 km
10h 23mFt 70,596–101,971Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
10h 11mFt 96,239–131,789
Bern to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Budapest is to bus which costs 19 000 Ft - 46 000 Ft and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 35m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bern and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Zuerich Hb and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Bern and Budapest is 947 km. The road distance is 1058.3 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs 55 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Bern to Budapest, including transfers.
Bern to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Budapest is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs 55 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 19 000 Ft - 46 000 Ft and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Bern to Budapest-Kelenföld via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bern to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 19,000–46,000 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–80,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–75,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–65,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–44,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 35,000–42,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–46,000
- 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 7,604
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bern to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Budapest is 1058 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Bern to Budapest.
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