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 46mFt 112,245–382,945Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
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 Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ORD - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
17h 29mFt 103,601–192,872Bus to Chicago O'Hare 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 O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ORD - BUD
16h 40mFt 108,201–395,172Bus 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
17h 41mFt 138,303–479,380Fly 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 24mFt 127,645–440,645
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 - 200 000 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 - 400 000 Ft.
The distance between Madison and Budapest is 7784 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Madison to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 6:28 AM in Madison and 1:28 PM in Budapest.
There are 6507+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–260,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–480,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- 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
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–450,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
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 65,000–300,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- 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, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–380,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–450,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
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 65,000–300,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- 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 Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–460,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- 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, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–410,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- 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
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
- 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, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–240,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–410,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
- 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 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–260,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–480,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vienna International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–440,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–380,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–460,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–260,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–470,000
- 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 7,000–21,000
- 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 14,000–21,000
- 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 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- 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 6,500–13,000
- 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 7,500–11,000
- 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 6,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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