There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Basque Country by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BUD - BIO
6h 18m€48–198Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
28h 49m€499–748Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
34h 34m€205–313Drive 2,052.9 km
- Drive from Budapest to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 2,052.9 km
20h 57m€323–467Fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BUD - EAS
7h 5m€91–502Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BUD - BIQ
9h 16m€88–296Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BUD - VIT
9h€92–354Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BUD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
9h 10m€108–284Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BUD - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 49m€78–272Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Timisoara Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to San Sebastiánbus
43h€145–187
Budapest to Basque Country by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Basque Country is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Basque Country is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €45 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Basque Country station. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at San Sebastián - Bus Station via Meca and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Wien HBF, Bruxelles Midi, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 49m.
The distance between Budapest and Basque Country is 1813 km. The road distance is 2052.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 28h 49m and costs €490 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Budapest to Basque Country, including transfers.
Budapest to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Basque Country train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basque Country is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €45 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €490 - €750 and takes 28h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €320 and takes 34h 34m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Basque Country, Spain?
Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Amara-Donostia via Wien Hbf, Wien HBF, Bruxelles-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 28h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santander Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- €40–55
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Budapest to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Budapest to Basque Country train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Basque Country is 2053 km. It takes approximately 20h 57m to drive from Budapest to Basque Country.
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