There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Buda Castle by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LYS - BUD
5h 37mFt 30,839–72,839Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to LjubljanaBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-DeliIc
23h 33mFt 25,877–48,621Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof84
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
18h 6mFt 57,767–169,955Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN882 / ...
21h 49mFt 27,476–61,466Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to St. GallenIc1
- Take the night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-KelenfoeldEn
20h 2mFt 101,038–197,839Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)GVA - BUD
7h 17mFt 35,188–119,989Drive 1,337.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Buda Castle1,337.1 km
13h 33mFt 78,583–113,509Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Buda Castle
13h 50mFt 109,033–149,271
Lyon to Buda Castle by train, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Buda Castle is to bus and train which costs 25 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 30 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Buda Castle. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Deák Ferenc tér M via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Buda Castle. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Clark Ádám tér via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Hbf and Kelenföld vasútállomás M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 6m.
The distance between Lyon and Buda Castle is 1142 km. The road distance is 1337.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Buda Castle without a car is to train which takes 18h 6m and costs 55 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Lyon to Buda Castle, including transfers.
Lyon to Buda Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Buda Castle train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Buda Castle is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 30 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 55 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft and takes 18h 6m, you could also bus, which costs 27 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 21h 49m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Buda Castle, Hungary?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Buda Castle via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Kelenföld vasútállomás M, and Clark Ádám tér in around 18h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–65,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–38,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–34,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–106,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–106,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–70,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 28,000–35,000
- 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 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 Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- +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/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from St. Margrethen Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–10,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–42,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Buda Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Lyon to Buda Castle train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Buda Castle is 1337 km. It takes approximately 13h 33m to drive from Lyon to Buda Castle.
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