There are 11 ways to get from Budapest to Ascona by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or shuttle
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BUD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 15mCHF 34–123Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain Ec / ...
15h 19mCHF 144–244Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 403 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Luganobus FlixBus 076 / ...
18h 9mCHF 59–113Drive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Asconacar
10h 9mCHF 218–308Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BUD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 20mCHF 128–263Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BUD - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 48mCHF 47–184Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Basel (BSL)plane BUD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 52mCHF 56–225Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BTS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
9h 24mCHF 43–195Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain Ir46
16h 26mCHF 163–270Drive 985.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Asconacar 985.8 km
10h 50mCHF 154–222Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
20h 13mCHF 349–1,006
Budapest to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Ascona is to fly and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 130 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Ascona is to fly and train which takes 7h 15m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 130.
The distance between Budapest and Ascona is 963 km. The road distance is 985.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ascona without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 15h 19m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Budapest to Ascona, including transfers.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ascona is to train via Vienna which takes 15h 19m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 120 and takes 18h 9m.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Ascona is 986 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Budapest to Ascona.
There are 2889+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Ascona, Scuole via Wien Hbf, Zürich HB, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 15h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Ascona, Centro via Milan, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 18h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–75
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–120
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–220
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–80
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–90
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–80
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 90–140
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–180
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Budapest-Nyugati to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–350
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 290–350
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 48–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 48–52
- Private
- CHF 360–650
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