There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Plitvice by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Ljubljana bus stationbus N536 / ...
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Cerknicabus Ljubljana - Lož / ...
8h 3m€95–205Drive 486.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Budapest to Plitvicecar 486.9 km
5h 23m€73–105Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljanatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Cerknicabus Ljubljana - Lož / ...
9h 47m€87–177Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BUD - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
7h 39m€159–285Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane BUD - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
9h 34m€239–695Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane VIE - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
7h 48m€214–530Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BUD - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rakektrain
9h 29m€85–689Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to LjubljanaEurobusways
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Cerknicabus Ljubljana - Lož / ...
7h 3m€123–238
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Ljubljana (LJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Plitvice is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Plitvice is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs €70 - €110.
The distance between Budapest and Plitvice is 515 km. The road distance is 486.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Plitvice without a car is to bus which takes 8h 3m and costs €95 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Budapest to Plitvice, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Plitvice is 487 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Budapest to Plitvice.
There are 288+ hotels available in Plitvice.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Plitvice, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plitvice via Ljubljana bus station, Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana, and Cerknica in around 8h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Ljubljana via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–360
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- 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
- €14–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rakek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rakek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Cerknica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €55–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €140
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €49–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €49
- Private
- €199
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- info@easydrive.si
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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