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 88–222Fly 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 43mCHF 63–283Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
11h 6mCHF 138–202Bus
- 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 149–215Train 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 10mCHF 106–254Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenföld to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain RegioJet RJ 1068 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Flughafentrain Rjx
13h 24mCHF 120–211
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-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Zug via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
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 6m 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-Kelenfoeld 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 6m, 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 two other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, Railjet operates a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hb once daily. Tickets cost CHF 120–190 and the journey takes 10h 25m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- 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 60–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- 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 100–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–200
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- 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 Wien Hbf to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- 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 28–85
- 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
- Hourly
- 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 13–21
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Budapest-Kelenföld to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- 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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