There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Budapest by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LYS - BUD
5h 1mFt 31,688–80,998Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
16h 35mFt 103,418–258,951Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus N882 / ...
21h 41mFt 36,192–60,192Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Buchs SGtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
21h 20mFt 121,608–320,934Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GVA - BUD
6h 49mFt 36,798–93,384Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LYS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
7h 59mFt 36,048–118,798Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Ljubljanabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
23h 14mFt 34,312–56,567Drive 1,336.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Budapestcar 1,336.9 km
13h 44mFt 73,959–106,830
Lyon to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Budapest is to bus and train which costs 34 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs 31 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Budapest. 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 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Paris Gare De Lyon, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
The distance between Lyon and Budapest is 1136 km. The road distance is 1336.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 16h 35m and costs 100 000 Ft - 260 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Lyon to Budapest, including transfers.
Lyon to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Budapest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs 31 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 100 000 Ft - 260 000 Ft and takes 16h 35m, you could also bus, which costs 36 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 21h 41m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Budapest, Hungary?
easyJet, Lufthansa City, and Lufthansa fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Paris Gare De Lyon, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–130,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–120,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–130,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–65,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–65,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–150,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–100,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–55,000
- 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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–21,000
- 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 München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 6,500–10,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–42,000
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Buchs Sg to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–60,000
- 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/
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 bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Népliget bus station.
Lyon to Budapest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Budapest is 1337 km. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Lyon to Budapest.
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