There are 6 ways to get from Melk to Budapest by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via St.Poelten Hbf
best- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain RegioJet RJ 1035 / ...
4h 20mFt 11,796–23,472Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
4h 37mFt 6,796–8,972Bus
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Wien Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 902 / ...
6h 6mFt 7,896–20,972Drive 327.5 km
- Drive from Melk to Budapestcar 327.5 km
3h 11mFt 20,426–29,504Train
- Take the train from Melk to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Cjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
5h 29mFt 13,563–37,864Train, fly
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
4h 6mFt 33,896–102,772
Melk to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melk to Budapest is to night train which costs 6 500 Ft - 9 000 Ft and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Melk to Budapest is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs 20 000 Ft - 30 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Melk to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Melk and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via St.Poelten Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Melk and Budapest is 331 km. The road distance is 327.5 km.
The best way to get from Melk to Budapest without a car is to train via St.Poelten Hbf which takes 4h 20m and costs 11 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Melk to Budapest, including transfers.
Melk to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, depart from St.Poelten Hbf station.
The best way to get from Melk to Budapest is to train via St.Poelten Hbf which takes 4h 20m and costs 11 000 Ft - 24 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7 500 Ft - 21 000 Ft and takes 6h 6m.
Melk to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melk to Budapest is 327 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Melk to Budapest.
What companies run services between Melk, Lower Austria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Melk to Budapest-Kelenföld via St.Poelten Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 4h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Melk to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via St.Poelten Hbf, Sankt Pölten, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz in around 6h 6m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–180,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–75,000
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 5,500–8,500
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–10,000
- 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 St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,800–10,200
- 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 St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–18,000
- 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 St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,700–10,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Melk to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–5,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,500–3,600
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,000–5,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,877
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +383 049 - 170 021
- Website
- festimitours.com
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.festimitours.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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