There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Pilsen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
8h 38mKč 1,242–1,528Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Praguebus 260 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
9h 5mKč 1,182–2,038Drive 563.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Pilsencar 563.8 km
6h 38mKč 2,095–3,026Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BUD - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
5h 50mKč 1,353–4,162Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Pilsenbus
9h 45mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
6h 51mKč 2,198–6,999Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BUD - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 45mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane BUD - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
8h 51mKč 2,798–7,359
Budapest to Pilsen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Pilsen is to train which costs 1 200 Kč - 1 600 Kč and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Pilsen is to fly and bus which takes 5h 50m and costs 1 300 Kč - 4 200 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Deák Ferenc tér M and arriving at Pilsen via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Nyugati and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Budapest and Pilsen is 706 km. The road distance is 563.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Pilsen without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs 1 200 Kč - 1 600 Kč.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Budapest to Pilsen, including transfers.
Budapest to Pilsen bus services, operated by Express Busline, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Pilsen train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Budapest-Nyugati station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Pilsen is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs 1 200 Kč - 1 600 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 45m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Pilsen, Czechia?
You can take a train from Budapest-Nyugati to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, Express Busline operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Pilsen 6 times a week, and the journey takes 8h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–6,500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–4,800
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–9,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–3,400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–6,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–6,000
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–3,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 2,000–3,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–750
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 260–300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Kč 150–220
- 1st Class
- Kč 240–310
- Business
- Kč 266–267
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Kč 210–650
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,035–1,037
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Pilsen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Budapest to Pilsen bus services, operated by Express Busline, arrive at Pilsen station.
Budapest to Pilsen train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Pilsen is 564 km. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Budapest to Pilsen.
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