There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Hungary by plane, bus, shuttle, night train, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
5h 37mFt 18,066–78,116Fly Istanbul Airport to Debrecen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane IST - DEB
5h 10mFt 13,546–168,046Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus N1920
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
18h 55mFt 46,092–60,761Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
25h 22mFt 25,158–34,012Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain Night Train
27h 57mFt 27,358–36,012Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SAW - BUD
5h 52mFt 26,090–78,251Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SAW - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain
7h 22mFt 21,270–99,181Fly Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane IST - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain
7h 11mFt 41,246–139,046Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
21h 44mFt 14,315–21,046Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
22h 54mFt 32,164–38,789Drive 1,308.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Budapestcar 1,308.9 km
12h 12mFt 76,134–109,971
Istanbul to Hungary by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Hungary is to bus and train which costs 14 000 Ft - 21 000 Ft and takes 21h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Hungary is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs 13 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Hungary. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Clark Ádám tér via Novi Sad, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Deák Ferenc tér M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Hungary. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Deák Ferenc tér via Halkali, Videle and Keleti pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 22m.
The distance between Istanbul and Hungary is 1079 km. The road distance is 1308.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Hungary without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 18h 55m and costs 46 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Istanbul to Hungary, including transfers.
Istanbul to Hungary bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Istanbul to Hungary train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Hungary is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 18 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 32 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft and takes 22h 54m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Hungary?
Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yenikapi to Clark Ádám tér via Halkali, Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Kelenföld vasútállomás M in around 27h 57m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–140,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–110,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–90,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–65,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Debrecen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–150,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–75,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–75,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–140,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–49,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–9,620
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,300–4,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,500–4,500
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–9,620
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–4,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,800–4,800
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–23,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–25,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 273
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
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- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,003
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,003
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- *
- Ft 8,000–12,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- *
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–3,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–3,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,600
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,900–3,600
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–3,800
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–46,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- info@axiostravel.com
- Website
- Axios Travel
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,764
- Website
- Axios Travel
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,347
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–28,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,362
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Hungary bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić station.
Hungary is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 12:28 AM in Istanbul and 10:28 PM in Hungary.
Istanbul to Hungary train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Hungary is 1309 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Istanbul to Hungary.
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