There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Karaganda by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BUD - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
15h 23m$235–563Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane BUD - KGF
15h$184–807Train, bus via Khimki
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 23h$341–722Drive 4,670.5 km
- Drive from Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvar to Karagandacar 4,670.5 km
2d 11h$816–1,178Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane VIE - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
17h 22m$200–701Shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane BEG - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
18h$267–773Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane VIE - KGF
18h 4m$279–745Shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane BEG - KGF
16h 22m$316–817Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane ZAG - KGF
19h 35m$267–953Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Sosnowiec Glownytrain
- Take the train from Sosnowiec Glowny to Gdansk Glownytrain
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovotrain
- Take the train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 13h$364–768Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Gdansk, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovotrain
- Take the train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 14h$345–632Bus, train via Kalininskiy
- Take the bus from Budapest to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 16h$374–713
Budapest to Karaganda by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Karaganda is to fly and train which costs $230 - $600 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Karaganda is to fly which takes 15h and costs $180 - $850.
The distance between Budapest and Karaganda is 3971 km. The road distance is 4670.5 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Karaganda without a car is to train and bus via Khimki which takes 3 days 23h and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Budapest to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 4h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 12:13 PM in Budapest and 4:13 PM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Karaganda is 4671 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Budapest to Karaganda.
There are 237+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Istanbul, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–450
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–6
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $220–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–420
Train from Aksakovo to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $140–200
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–270
Train from Kazan-Pass to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $220–320
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $55–90
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Sosnowiec Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- 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
- $14–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Sosnowiec Glowny to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Sosnowiec Glowny to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Aksakovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $290–410
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $95–140
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- info@axiostravel.com
- Website
- axiostravel.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Gdansk, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Budapest to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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