There are 7 ways to get from Budapest to Smolyan by plane, car, bus, train, night train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane BUD - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
10h 8m$197–352Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BUD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
10h 49m$59–181Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
18h 55m$106–171Train, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Videletrain Ic
- Take the night train from Videle to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovotrain Re / ...
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
24h 1m$106–145Drive 1,002.9 km
- Drive from Budapest to Smolyancar 1,002.9 km
10h 16m$176–253Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- 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 Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
10h 54mBus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 64 / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
19h 20m$71–91
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kavala International Airport (KVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Smolyan is to bus via Plovdiv which costs $70 - $95 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Smolyan is to fly and drive which takes 10h 8m and costs $190 - $360.
The distance between Budapest and Smolyan is 984 km. The road distance is 1002.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Smolyan without a car is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs $100 - $180.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Budapest to Smolyan, including transfers.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 8:57 AM in Budapest and 9:57 AM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Smolyan is 1003 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Budapest to Smolyan.
There are 590+ hotels available in Smolyan.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a subway from Deák Ferenc tér to Smolyan via Népliget, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, and Plovdiv in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $29–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Videle to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/xan/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
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