There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Budapest by train, bus, 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
Train
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Take the train from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova to Budapest Déli Train Station
Cheapest option
Train via Budapest-Kelenfoeld
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Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
5 alternative options
Bus
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Take the bus from Prague to Budapest Kelenföld bus station
Drive
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Drive from Prague to Budapest
Subway to Prague, fly to Budapest
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Take the subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
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Fly from Prague (PRG) to Budapest (BUD)
Train to Vienna, fly to Budapest
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Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
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Fly from Vienna (VIE) to Budapest (BUD)
Fly Prague to Vienna, train
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Fly from Prague (PRG) to Vienna (VIE)
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Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
Prague to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Budapest is to train via Budapest-Kelenfoeld which costs 550 Kč - 1 800 Kč and takes 7h 8m.
The quickest way to get from Prague to Budapest is to subway and fly which costs 850 Kč - 6 000 Kč and takes 4h 19m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague and arriving at Budapest Kelenföld bus station station. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova station and arriving at Budapest Déli Train Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Prague and Budapest is 444 km. The road distance is 527.2 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 7h 2m and costs 1 000 Kč - 2 300 Kč.
The train from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova to Budapest Déli Train Station takes 7h 2m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Prague to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Prague station.
Prague to Budapest train services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova.
The best way to get from Prague to Budapest is to train which takes 7h 2m and costs 1 000 Kč - 2 300 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 000 Kč - 1 400 Kč and takes 7h 5m.
- Distance: 444.2 km
- Duration: 7h 2m
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Budapest, Hungary?
RegioJet operates a train from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova to Budapest Déli Train Station twice daily. Tickets cost 8 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft and the journey takes 7h 2m. Czech Railways (ČD) also services this route 5 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Prague to Budapest Kelenföld bus station 5 times a day. Tickets cost 15 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Prague to Budapest via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- 48 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft
Flights from Vienna to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 44 000 Ft - 220 000 Ft
Flights from Prague to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 49 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Prague to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 11 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Prague Central Train Station Wilsonova to Budapest Déli Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 8 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 8 000 Ft - 12 000 Ft
- 1st Class
- 27 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 8 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 8 000 Ft - 12 000 Ft
- 1st Class
- 27 000 Ft - 28 000 Ft
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 5 500 Ft - 19 000 Ft
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 5 500 Ft - 8 000 Ft
- 1st Class
- 17 500 Ft - 18 500 Ft
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 3 800 Ft - 13 000 Ft
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 3 800 Ft - 5 500 Ft
- 1st Class
- 11 000 Ft - 13 000 Ft
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 16 000 Ft - 36 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 16 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft
- Business
- 23 900 Ft - 24 100 Ft
- 1st Class
- 24 000 Ft - 36 000 Ft
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 10 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 10 000 Ft - 15 000 Ft
- Business
- 14 600 Ft - 14 900 Ft
- 1st Class
- 14 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft
- Phone
- 296 19 18 17
- Website
- dpp.cz
Subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- 370 Ft - 500 Ft
- Website
- Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, akciová společnost
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 13 000 Ft - 19 000 Ft
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 12 000 Ft - 19 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 30 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 4 300 Ft - 5 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 8 000 Ft - 9 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Prague to Budapest Kelenföld bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 15 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Prague Airport to Budapest Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Prague to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Kelenföld bus station.
Prague to Budapest train services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Budapest Déli Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Budapest is 527 km. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Prague to Budapest.
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines offer flights from Prague Airport to Budapest Airport.
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