There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Budapest by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)INV - BUD
8h 20mFt 54,308–156,374Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)ABZ - BUD
9h 49mFt 36,073–130,736Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
26h 6mFt 119,232–318,118Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Park and RideE8
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar260 / ...
41h 35mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
30h 30mFt 120,782–317,568Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)EDI - BUD
9h 23mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)GLA - BUD
11h 31mFt 38,317–117,461Bus, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Union Street to George StreetE9
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Ružomberok
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruzomberok to Budapest
44h 42mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapest
25h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Budapest
26h 28mFt 163,870–240,702
Inverness to Budapest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 36 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Budapest is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 50 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Park and Ride, London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 6m.
The distance between Inverness and Budapest is 1952 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 26h 6m and costs 110 000 Ft - 320 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Inverness to Budapest, including transfers.
Inverness to Budapest bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
Inverness to Budapest train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Budapest is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs 50 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 110 000 Ft - 320 000 Ft and takes 26h 6m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 41h 35m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Budapest, Hungary?
British Airways, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 26h 6m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–150,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–90,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–100,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–170,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–160,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–85,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 53,000–56,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–65,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–20,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–8,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,900–7,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–8,500
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 9,500–15,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 17,000–26,000
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 14,000–22,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–24,000
- 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 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 Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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/
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 65,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 35,000–43,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,300–13,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Ft 90,000–100,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Ft 27,000–34,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Ft 100,000–120,000
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Ft 90,000–100,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Ft 110,000–130,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–21,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–38,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Ruzomberok to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- On Foot
- Ft 14,000–17,000
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Budapest bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Park and Ride station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 2:24 AM in Inverness and 3:24 AM in Budapest.
Inverness to Budapest train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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