There are 3 ways to get from St. Louis to Budapest by plane, car, or train
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Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STL - BUD
14h 51mFt 141,156–491,466Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DEC - BUD
17h 50mFt 97,182–370,511Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STL - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
17h 20mFt 156,516–589,266
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Budapest is to drive and fly which costs 95 000 Ft - 380 000 Ft and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Budapest is to fly which takes 14h 51m and costs 140 000 Ft - 500 000 Ft.
The distance between St. Louis and Budapest is 8213 km.
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from St. Louis to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 2:21 AM in St. Louis and 9:21 AM in Budapest.
There are 956+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–440,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–440,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–380,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–490,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–550,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–600,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Vienna International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–600,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–600,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–600,000
- 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 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
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +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/
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/
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