There are 8 ways to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)GVA - BUD
4h 51mFt 23,754–73,618Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN882 / ...
18h 20mFt 22,000–50,000Train
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
14h 35mFt 65,272–121,973Train, night train
- Take the train from Genève to St. GallenIc1
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-KelenfoeldEn
17h 12mFt 94,065–150,172Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LYS - BUD
7h 17mFt 40,913–105,278Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)ZRH - BUD
7h 31mFt 57,181–114,098Drive 1,207.1 km
- Drive from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest1,207.1 km
11h 55mFt 79,458–114,772Drive, car train
- Drive from Genève-Cornavin Station to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest
11h 43mFt 104,660–143,397
Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest is to bus which costs 22 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 23 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Geneva and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Genève-Cornavin Station and Budapest is 1031 km. The road distance is 1207.1 km.
The best way to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 14h 35m and costs 65 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest, including transfers.
Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs 23 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 65 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft and takes 14h 35m, you could also bus, which costs 22 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft and takes 18h 20m.
What companies run services between Genève-Cornavin Station, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 14h 35m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–100,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–100,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–100,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–60,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–65,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 40,000–60,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–13,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest is 1207 km. It takes approximately 11h 55m to drive from Genève-Cornavin Station to Budapest.
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