There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Budapest by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or 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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUB - BUD
6h 23mFt 22,050–61,926Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Budapestcar
39h 43mFt 164,634–323,915Train, 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 6hFt 107,619–241,759Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus
- Take the bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
2d 9hFly from Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ORK - BUD
7h 54mFt 29,129–74,475Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SNN - BUD
6h 47mFt 27,774–70,394Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BFS - BUD
7h 45mFt 38,913–82,514Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföldbus
2d 14hFt 24,765–95,452Bus, 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 17hFt 49,629–124,966
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 22 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs 22 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
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 6h and costs 100 000 Ft - 250 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Ireland to Budapest, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs 22 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 24 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 2 days 14h.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:01 PM in Ireland and 11:01 PM in Budapest.
There are 6507+ hotels available 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 4 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
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–55,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–70,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–60,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–130,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–140,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–140,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–140,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–44,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–80,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- Ft 5,500–8,000
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- Ft 3,400–4,800
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Beclean pe Someş
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Beclean Pe Somes to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–80,000
- 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 4,486
- 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 70,000–171,412
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- Ft 171,412
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 80,000–380,000
- On Foot
- Ft 26,000–31,000
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