There are 6 ways to get from Prague to Budapest by bus, train, night train, car, subway 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.
Recommended option
Bus FlixBus • 6 h 6 min
$29 - $50
Cheapest option
Night train • 11 h 26 min
$23 - $35
4 alternative options
Train • 6 h 28 min
$50 - $75
Bus RegioJet • 9 h 55 min
$24 - $30
Drive • 4 h 57 min
$55 - $85
Subway, fly • 4 h 26 min
$79 - $234
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Budapest is to bus which costs 500 Kč - 700 Kč and takes 9 h 55 min.
The quickest way to get from Prague to Budapest is to subway and fly which takes 4 h 26 min and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
The distance between Prague and Budapest is 444 km. The road distance is 528 km.
The bus from Prague, Prague Main station to Budapest, Budapest Kelenföld takes 6 h 6 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague, Prague Main station and arriving at Budapest, Budapest Kelenföld. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 h 6 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Praha hl.n. and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 h 28 min.
What companies run services between Prague, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungary?
FlixBus operates a bus from Prague to Budapest every 4 hours. Tickets cost $29 - $50 and the journey takes 6 h 6 min. Alternatively, Czech Railways (ČD) operates a train from Prague to Budapest 3 times a day. Tickets cost $50 - $75 and the journey takes 6 h 28 min.
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Prague to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Prague to Budapest via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Prague to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $20 - $150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Prague to Budapest via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha hl.n. to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- cd.cz
Night train from Praha hlavní nádraží to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Website
- cd.cz
- Phone
- 296 19 18 17
- Website
- dpp.cz
Subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Schedules at
- Prague Public Transit Co.
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Prague, Prague Main station to Budapest, Budapest Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29 - $50
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11 - $15
- Schedules at
- regiojet.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Nivy to Budapešť, Kelenföld vasútállomás M - Etele tér
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $14
- Schedules at
- regiojet.sk
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $30
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava NAS Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12 - $16
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Economy
- $12 - $16
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