There are 10 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
16h 33m$245–603Fly 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
16h 10m$214–857Train, bus via Khimki
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Brno hl.n.train
- Take the bus from Brno - Zvonarka 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
4d 3hDrive 4,669.9 km
- Drive from Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvar to Karagandacar 4,669.9 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
18h 32m$252–893Shuttle 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
17h 48m$349–778Shuttle to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Timişoara
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TSR - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
20h 21m$355–1,645Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Tychytrain
- Take the train from Tychy 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 14h$396–805Bus, 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 15h$379–719Bus, 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 16h$369–657
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 $240 - $650 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Karaganda is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs $210 - $900.
The distance between Budapest and Karaganda is 3971 km. The road distance is 4669.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Karaganda without a car is to train and bus via Khimki which takes 4 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Budapest to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 3h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 11:47 AM in Budapest and 2:47 PM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Karaganda is 4670 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Budapest to Karaganda.
There are 227+ 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
- scat.kz
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–490
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- 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
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- 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
- $50–110
- 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)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- 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)
- $210–300
- 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 1m
- 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
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Brno hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Tychy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- 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
- $15–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Tychy to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Tychy to Gdansk Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- 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
- $80–150
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–460
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–150
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno - Zvonarka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- 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
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- 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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Timişoara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Gdansk, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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