There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Budapest by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MSN - BUD
17h 2mFt 131,087–551,387Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ORD - BUD
16h 40mFt 107,438–424,424Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MKE - BUD
18h 40mFt 143,918–556,667Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MDW - BUD
20h 15mFt 129,138–468,024Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ORD - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
17h 29mFt 107,638–203,724Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MSN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
19h 1mFt 166,287–590,687
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Budapest is to bus and fly and train which costs 100 000 Ft - 210 000 Ft and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 16h 40m and costs 100 000 Ft - 430 000 Ft.
The distance between Madison and Budapest is 7784 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Madison to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 6h ahead of Madison. It is currently 7:56 AM in Madison and 1:56 PM in Budapest.
There are 6533+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–650,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–700,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–650,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–150,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–550,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–270,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–450,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–150,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–220,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–600,000
- 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 19,000–34,000
- 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 4,800–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–11,000
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–6,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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