There are 5 ways to get from Melk to Budapest by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
3h 37mFt 8,175–35,913Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
4h 37mFt 6,975–8,913Train, bus
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 902 / ...
5h 3mFt 12,075–22,913Drive 327.5 km
- Drive from Melk to Budapestcar 327.5 km
3h 11mFt 18,759–27,096Train, 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 13mFt 30,275–87,763
Melk to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melk to Budapest is to night train which costs 7 000 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 18 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Melk to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Melk and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via St.Poelten Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
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 which takes 3h 37m and costs 8 000 Ft - 36 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Melk to Budapest, including transfers.
Melk to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, depart from St.Poelten Hbf station.
Melk to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melk to Budapest is 327 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Melk to Budapest.
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What companies run services between Melk, Lower Austria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Melk to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via St.Poelten Hbf and Wien Hbf in around 3h 37m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–44,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–110,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 5,500–8,500
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 5,500–8,500
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- Ft 6,000–9,500
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–4,600
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–4,600
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–6,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,903
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,903
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–6,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–6,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from St.Poelten Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–6,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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