There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Budapest by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUB - BUD
6h 27mFt 24,391–63,294Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföldbus
2d 14hFt 22,984–89,587Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Budapestcar
39h 45mFt 254,482–383,696Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to The Haguebus
- Take the bus from The Hague to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
2d 8hFt 218,872–337,418Fly Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SNN - BUD
6h 43mFt 29,508–85,390Fly Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ORK - BUD
7h 50mFt 28,273–95,856Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHD - BUD
9h 18mFt 39,304–88,484Fly Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane DUB - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
9h 4mFt 25,621–114,494Fly Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DUB - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
8h 40mFt 32,171–107,994Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Beclean pe Someştrain
- Take the train from Beclean Pe Somes to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
2d 18hFt 39,318–108,021
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Budapest is to fly which costs 24 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs 24 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Rădăuţi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Ireland and Budapest is 1954 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Budapest without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs 210 000 Ft - 340 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Ireland to Budapest, including transfers.
Ireland to Budapest bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dublin station.
The best way to get from Ireland to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs 24 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 23 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 2 days 14h.
Ireland to Budapest bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:52 AM in Ireland and 2:52 AM in Budapest.
What companies run services between Ireland and Budapest, Hungary?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Budapest-Kelenföld via Dublin, Rădăuți, and Rădăuţi in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–55,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–80,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–80,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–140,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–85,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–130,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–130,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–60,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–75,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–70,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–140,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–75,000
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- Ft 5,000–7,500
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–4,600
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- Ft 3,200–4,600
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–30,000
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Beclean pe Someş
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–7,600
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Beclean Pe Somes to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–75,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–75,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,166
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–240,000
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- Ft 163,876
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–240,000
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- Ft 163,876
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