There are 5 ways to get from Lexington to Budapest by car, plane, or train
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Drive to Covington, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CVG - BUD
15h 29mFt 135,189–437,610Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SDF - BUD
15h 46mFt 105,009–297,350Drive to Dayton, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Dayton-Airport-DAYcar
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DAY - BUD
18hFt 149,228–453,445Fly Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LEX - BUD
21h 13mFt 111,014–401,294Drive to Covington, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CVG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
17h 33mFt 170,619–406,460
Covington (CVG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Budapest is to drive and fly which costs 100 000 Ft - 300 000 Ft and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Budapest is to drive and fly which takes 15h 29m and costs 130 000 Ft - 440 000 Ft.
The distance between Lexington and Budapest is 7961 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Lexington to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 6h ahead of Lexington. It is currently 1:05 PM in Lexington and 7:05 PM in Budapest.
There are 6533+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–480,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–400,000
Flights from Covington to Vienna International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–370,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–350,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–400,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–410,000
Flights from Covington to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–430,000
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–440,000
Flights from Covington to Vienna International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–480,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–480,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–450,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–350,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–480,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–410,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–450,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Covington to Vienna International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–370,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–350,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Covington to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–410,000
Flights from Covington to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–440,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–340,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–400,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Dayton to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Washington Dulles, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–480,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–350,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–24,000
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- 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 4,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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