There are 5 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 15mFt 141,025–551,325Bus 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 101,799–273,178Bus 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 29mFt 153,991–506,756Bus 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 38mFt 102,149–200,978Fly 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
20h 3mFt 156,375–639,125
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 38m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 16h 40m and costs 100 000 Ft - 280 000 Ft.
The distance between Madison and Budapest is 7784 km.
It takes approximately 17h 15m to get from Madison to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:25 PM in Madison and 6:25 AM in Budapest.
There are 941+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
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 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–700,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–350,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–350,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–700,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- 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, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–650,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- 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
- 15h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- 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
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
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 75,000–300,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday, 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, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–650,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–500,000
- 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 20,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from 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 13,000–21,000
- 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 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- 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 6,000–13,000
- 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 7,500–10,000
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–6,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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