There are 10 ways to get from Ostend to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRU - BUD
6h 57mFt 35,241–77,737Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CRL - BUD
6h 59mFt 18,268–60,637Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
16h 59mFt 76,100–143,477Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus N814 / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1924
23h 49mFt 35,335–59,935Train, night train
- Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
20h 59mFt 43,450–147,927Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EIN - BUD
8h 35mFt 26,955–101,611Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AMS - BUD
10h 1mFt 38,405–112,011Train
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
21h 2mFt 45,998–72,187Drive 1,435.4 km
- Drive from Ostend to Budapestcar 1,435.4 km
13h 20mFt 82,217–118,757Drive, car train
- Drive from Ostend to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budapestcar
14h 32mFt 84,165–437,794
Ostend to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Budapest is to train and bus and fly which costs 18 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs 35 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Bruges and Antwerp Rooseveltplaats. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Ostend to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ostende and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Brussels-Nord, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 59m.
The distance between Ostend and Budapest is 1289 km. The road distance is 1435.4 km.
The best way to get from Ostend to Budapest without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 16h 59m and costs 75 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Ostend to Budapest, including transfers.
Ostend to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Budapest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Ostende station.
The best way to get from Ostend to Budapest is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 16h 59m and costs 75 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 35 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 23h 49m.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Ostende to Budapest-Kelenföld via Brussels-Nord, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 16h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, and Antwerp Rooseveltplaats in around 23h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–48,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–48,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–48,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–100,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–140,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–70,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–130,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–47,000
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,100
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,800–4,100
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,300–6,500
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,000–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 8,000–9,000
Train from Ostende to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–10,000
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,400–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–10,000
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,700–7,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,000–11,000
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,800
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,600–3,800
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,100–6,000
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,000–9,000
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 55,000–85,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostende to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–28,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–31,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–24,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 34,000–60,000
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–11,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,900–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–11,000
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–12,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,100–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,000–12,000
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 12,000–20,000
- 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 4,600–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,600–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 95,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 34,000–42,000
- 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 18,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Ft 13,000–19,000
- Comfort
- Ft 14,000–20,000
- Premium
- Ft 22,000–28,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–370,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- Ft 100,000–210,000
- Car Compartment
- Ft 200,000–370,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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Ostend to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Ostend to Budapest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ostend to Budapest is 1435 km. It takes approximately 13h 20m to drive from Ostend to Budapest.
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