There are 7 ways to get from Budapest to Greece by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Athens • 5 h 30 min
$56 - $281
6 alternative options
Fly to Irakleion • 5 h 6 min
$102 - $353
Fly to Thessaloniki • 5 h 16 min
$59 - $364
Bus Siamos Tours • 22 h 13 min
$83 - $95
Bus FP Travel • 24 h
$90 - $130
Train • 30 h 6 min
$111 - $192
Drive • 15 h 1 min
$220 - $330
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Greece is to bus which costs 23 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft and takes 22 h 13 min.
The quickest way to get from Budapest to Greece is to fly which costs 28 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 5 h 6 min.
The distance between Budapest and Greece is 975 km. The road distance is 1480.9 km.
It takes approximately 5 h 30 min to get from Budapest to Greece, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest and arriving at Athens. Services depart five times a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 24 h.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Greece. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Keleti and arriving at Αθήνα via Beograd and Θεσσαλονίκη. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30 h 6 min.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair and three other airlines fly from Budapest to Athens 4 times a day. Alternatively, Siamos Tours operates a bus from Budapest to Athens once a week. Tickets cost $80 - $95 and the journey takes 22 h.
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $370
Flights from Budapest to Irakleion via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $160
Flights from Budapest to Irakleion
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $250
Flights from Budapest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $260
Flights from Budapest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Athens via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest to Athens via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Budapest to Irakleion via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,200
- Website
- travelservice.aero
Flights from Budapest to Irakleion via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,200
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +381 11 360-28-99
- infozeleznicesrb@gmail.com
- Website
- serbianrailways.com
Train from Beograd to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Website
- trainose.gr
Train from Θεσσαλονίκη to Αθήνα
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- trainose.gr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- Second Class
- $27 - $40
- First Class
- $35 - $50
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.gr
Bus from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22 h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $95
- Schedules at
- siamostours.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $94
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 210.92.33.33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
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