There are 7 ways to get from Budapest to Zug by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BUD - ZRH
5h 11mCHF 89–222Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Basel (BSL)plane BUD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 38mCHF 66–293Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
11h 21mCHF 139–204Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N882 / ...
15h 51mCHF 75–132Drive 946.9 km
- Drive from Budapest to Zugcar 946.9 km
9h 52mCHF 150–216Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
7h 15mCHF 107–294Train via Bratislava
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Bratislava hl.st.train rj 270 / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Zürich HBtrain rjx 160
13h 26m
Budapest to Zug by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Zug is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Zug. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Keleti and arriving at Zug via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 21m.
The distance between Budapest and Zug is 859 km. The road distance is 946.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Zug without a car is to train which takes 11h 21m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Budapest to Zug, including transfers.
Budapest to Zug train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Budapest-Keleti station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Zug is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 210 and takes 11h 21m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 51m.
Budapest to Zug train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Zug is 947 km. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Budapest to Zug.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Zug, Switzerland?
Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Condor Flugdienst fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Railjet operates a train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb once daily. Tickets cost CHF 120–190 and the journey takes 10h 40m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- CHF 10–13
- 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
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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