There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Meteora by train, shuttle, taxi, car, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, shuttle, taxi
best- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain Ic
- Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain Re
- Take the train from Subotica to Novi Beogradtrain Ir / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Leptokarya
- Take the train from Leptokarya to Larissatrain Re
- Take the taxi from Larissa to Meteorataxi
14h 46m€172–211Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BUD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
10h 1m€51–211Drive 1,142.3 km
- Drive from Budapest to Meteoracar 1,142.3 km
12h 1m€214–309Bus via Trikala
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
17h 42m€89–126Bus, train via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalostrain Ic
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
18h 51m€82–117Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteorabus
23h 1m€124–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Paleofarsalostrain Ic
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
23h 21m€77–81Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BUD - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Kalampákabus
12h 52mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BUD - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalostrain
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
12h 42m€64–180Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane BUD - CFU
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Grevenabus
- Take the bus from Grevena to Kalabakabus
11h 59mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VIE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
12h 31m€83–321Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane BUD - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
11h 23m€88–334
Budapest to Meteora by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Meteora is to bus and train which costs €76 - €81 and takes 23h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Meteora is to fly and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs €50 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Budapest and arriving at Kalampáka via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 42m.
The distance between Budapest and Meteora is 1273 km. The road distance is 1142.3 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Meteora without a car is to train and shuttle and taxi which takes 14h 46m and costs €170 - €220.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Budapest to Meteora, including transfers.
Budapest to Meteora bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Budapest station.
Budapest to Meteora bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Thessaloníki station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Meteora is 1142 km. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Budapest to Meteora.
There are 924+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Budapest to Kalampáka via Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Trikala in around 17h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Belgrade, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- 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)
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Subotica to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Leptokarya to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- 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
- €12–19
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- info@axiostravel.com
- Website
- Axios Travel
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Leptokarya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €73–79
- Website
- Axios Travel
- Adult
- €73
- Phone
- +30 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- KTEL Trikala
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- info@airporthermes.com
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Grevena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +30 24620 22242
- ktelgrev@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Grevena to Kalabaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ktelgrevenon.gr
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- info@kerkyraseaways.gr
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
- Adult
- €7
- Vehicle
- €25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- €80–100
City Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 200 200
- Website
- citytaxi.gr
Euro Taxi Larissas
- Phone
- +30 241 066 1414
My Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2410 661414
- Website
- mytaxi-larisa.gr
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