There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Budapest by plane, train (TGV), ferry, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BCN - BUD
5h 37mFt 16,167–51,496Fly from Málaga Airport
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AGP - BUD
6h 14mFt 15,637–66,312Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
22h 29mFt 163,134–331,144Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoaferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Budapestcar
23h 38mFt 82,707–126,309Bus via Nădlac
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Nădlacbus
- Take the bus from Nădlac to Budapestbus
30h 35mFt 36,376–44,139Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PMI - BUD
5h 24mFt 19,152–57,422Fly from Valencia Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VLC - BUD
5h 49mFt 20,744–87,392Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
6h 12mFt 17,093–56,791Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ALC - BUD
6h 31mFt 20,427–64,829Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Narbonne to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1922
34h 17mFt 53,634–104,144Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Arad, Autogara Transdarabus
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Budapestbus
38h 18mFt 38,957–49,199Drive 1,815 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Budapestcar 1,815 km
19h 38mFt 99,693–144,001
Spain to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Budapest is to fly which costs 16 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs 19 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and arriving at Budapest via Nădlac. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 29m.
The distance between Spain and Budapest is 1555 km. The road distance is 1815 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 22h 29m and costs 160 000 Ft - 340 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Spain to Budapest, including transfers.
Spain to Budapest bus services, operated by Matei Unitrans, depart from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Spain to Budapest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 16 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 160 000 Ft - 340 000 Ft and takes 22h 29m, you could also bus via Nădlac, which costs 36 000 Ft - 45 000 Ft and takes 30h 35m.
What companies run services between Spain and Budapest, Hungary?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Austrian Airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 22h 29m.
Airlines
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–49,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–49,000
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–45,000
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–45,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–55,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–43,000
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–45,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–85,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–49,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–55,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–49,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–100,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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 Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–13,000
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–27,000
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 13,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–40,000
- 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 19,000–32,000
- 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
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Bus operators
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Nădlac
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Nădlac to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–6,000
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–4,200
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Narbonne to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Budapest bus services, operated by Matei Unitrans, arrive at Nădlac station.
Spain to Budapest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Budapest is 1815 km. It takes approximately 19h 38m to drive from Spain to Budapest.
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