There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Isola d'Elba by plane, train, ferry, shuttle, bus, night bus, night train or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Florence, train, ferry • 11h 46m
Cheapest option
Fly to Elba Island • 10h 36m
10 alternative options
Fly to Bologna, train, ferry • 10h 31m
Fly to Pisa, train, ferry • 8h 52m
Fly to Rome, train, ferry • 12h 8m
Fly to Rome Ciampino, train, ferry • 12h 23m
Shuttle, bus, train, ferry • 19h 2m
Train, night bus, ferry • 19h 7m
Train, night train, ferry via Villach • 19h 49m
Bus, train, ferry • 21h 14m
Train, night train, ferry • 21h 8m
Drive, ferry • 11h 30m
Budapest to Isola d'Elba by train, night bus and ferry
The journey time between Budapest and Isola d'Elba is around 19h 7m and covers a distance of around 1157 km. This includes an average layover time of around 4h. Operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), FlixBus, ItaloTreno and others, the Budapest to Isola d'Elba service departs from Budapest-Deli and arrives in Portoferraio. Typically five services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Isola d'Elba is to fly which costs 11 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Isola d'Elba is to fly and train and ferry. Taking this option will cost 19 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 8h 52m.
The distance between Budapest and Isola d'Elba is 864 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Isola d'Elba without a car is to shuttle and bus and train and ferry which takes 19h 2m and costs 55 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Budapest to Isola d'Elba, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Budapest Airport to Florence Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 5m and has one stopover.
Swiss, KLM, Aegean Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Budapest Airport to Florence Airport.
There are 201+ hotels available in Isola d'Elba. Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from Budapest to Budapest Airport is to bus which takes 31 min and costs 900 Ft.
- Distance: 864 km
- Duration: 11h 46m
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Isola d'Elba, Italy?
Swiss, FlexFlight ApS and five other airlines fly from Budapest to Campo nell'Elba twice daily.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Zurich, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €400
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Berlin Brandenburg, Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29 - €180
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Beauvais, Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €200
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Bari, Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €25 - €170
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Munich, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €420
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Frankfurt, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €450
Flights from Budapest to Elba Island via Rome, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €480
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €480
Flights from Budapest to Bologna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €160
Flights from Budapest to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €290
Flights from Budapest to Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €950
Flights from Budapest to Rome via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €440
Flights from Budapest to Bologna via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Florence via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest to Rome via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €380
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Rifredi to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12 - €24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €22 - €24
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6 - €14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €12 - €14
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12 - €25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €22 - €25
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6 - €13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €11 - €13
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16 - €35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €30 - €33
Frequently asked questions
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €11 - €15
- Base Standard
- €25 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10 - €45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €10 - €15
- Base Standard
- €24 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20 - €70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €20 - €28
- Base Standard
- €40 - €55
- Base Premium
- €45 - €70
Train from Trieste Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29 - €95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €29 - €40
- Base Standard
- €50 - €75
- Base Premium
- €65 - €95
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12 - €40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- €14 - €21
- Smart Low Cost
- €12 - €17
- Smart Flex
- €26 - €40
Train from Trieste Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24 - €70
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- €26 - €40
- Smart Low Cost
- €24 - €35
- Smart Flex
- €50 - €70
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7 - €10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €7 - €10
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €6 - €10
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15 - €22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €15 - €22
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Deli to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5 - €7
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €13
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5 - €17
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- €5 - €7
- 1st Class
- €15 - €17
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45 - €70
- Website
- Railjet
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Austria's national railway system is not only punctual, reliable and efficient, but offers free wifi to boot. Choose from high-speed intercity Railjet trains, overnight Nightjet trains and regional services such as Cityjet. ÖBB also operates international routes that connect cities in Austria with adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia. If you're planning to be in Austria for a while, consider the ÖBB Vorteilscard, an annual railcard that offers discounts on routes within Austria and in neighbouring countries.
Contact Details
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60 - €85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Book at
- Austria Rail Pass
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Villach Hbf to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €90
- Website
- Nightjet
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The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Villach Hbf to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95 - €220
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 2nd Class
- €95 - €130
- 1st Class
- €160 - €220
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60 - €110
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €85
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Night bus from Siófok to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22 - €28
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45 - €55
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- info@mobylines.de
- Website
- toremar.it
Ferry from Piombino to Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Toremar
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