There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Budapest by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SDR - BUD
5h 25mFt 24,316–154,895Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BIO - BUD
7h 51mFt 21,847–67,355Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
26h 12mFt 127,175–270,047Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
28h 52mFt 112,855–247,300Drive 2,252.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Budapestcar 2,252.7 km
22h 49mFt 127,321–183,908Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 403 / ...
35h 7mFt 68,502–339,656Bus via Metz
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
38h 19mFt 68,807–135,755Bus #2
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1922
42h 11mFt 65,875–113,047
Santander to Budapest by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Budapest is to bus and fly which costs 21 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs 24 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Padova and Maribor bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 7m.
The distance between Santander and Budapest is 1864 km. The road distance is 2252.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Budapest without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 12m and costs 120 000 Ft - 270 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Santander to Budapest, including transfers.
Santander to Budapest bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs 24 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 65 000 Ft - 340 000 Ft and takes 35h 7m.
Santander to Budapest bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Budapest is 2253 km. It takes approximately 22h 49m to drive from Santander to Budapest.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Budapest, Hungary?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Padova, Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja, and Maribor bus station in around 35h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–160,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–160,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–160,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–160,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–46,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–130,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–65,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–55,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–60,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–47,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–46,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–7,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–38,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–35,000
- 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
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–5,500
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–3,800
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 5,000–8,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–10,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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 4,900–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Maribor bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,919–300,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- Ft 39,919
- Private
- Ft 147,807
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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