There are 6 ways to get from Catania to Budapest by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CTA - BUD
2h 45mFt 14,527–59,009Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
24h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N597 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N536
29h 15mFt 30,305–71,103Train, night train
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Roma Ostiensetrain
- Take the night train from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
31h 6mFt 51,533–154,645Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
2dDrive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Budapestcar
19h 14mFt 106,414–168,843
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Budapest is to fly which costs 14 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 2h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Budapest is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs 14 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Clark Ádám tér via Roma Ostiense, Roma Tiburtina, Wien Hbf and Kelenföld vasútállomás M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 6m.
The distance between Catania and Budapest is 1175 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Budapest without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 45m to get from Catania to Budapest, including transfers.
Catania to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
Catania to Budapest train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to Budapest is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs 14 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 30 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Budapest, Hungary?
Wizz Air and Ryanair fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 29h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–33,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,689
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Roma Ostiense
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,373
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 35,000–55,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 95,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 32,000–40,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–45,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–38,000
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,465
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +381 11 2188 031
- lensdoo@sbb.rs
- Website
- lensprevoz.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,510–15,560
- Schedules at
- lensprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 021 4721244
- info@maestral.co.rs
- Website
- maestral.co.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- maestral.co.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381648892600
- jadranekspres@globtour.com
- Website
- jadranekspres.info
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,732
- Schedules at
- jadranekspres.info
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- severtrans.rs
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- info@terratravel.rs
- Website
- terratravel.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–18,000
- Website
- https://terratravel.rs/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 950–951
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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