There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Budapest by bus, train, car, shuttle, or plane
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Bus via Maribor
best- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 403 / ...
7h 32mFly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TRS - BUD
7h 2mFt 27,189–61,640Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain RegioJet RJ 1035 / ...
10h 2mDrive 525.3 km
- Drive from Trieste to Budapestcar 525.3 km
5h 37mFt 29,288–42,304Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VCE - BUD
6hFt 71,315–193,475Bus, train via Maribor
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus
- Take the train from Siofok to Budapest-Delitrain Ic / ...
8h 2mBus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 977 / ...
8h 10mBus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus stationbus N907 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
10h 8mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus stationbus N907 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Keletitrain 351
11h 8mTrain to Treviso Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centraletrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TSF - BUD
7h 21mShuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane KLU - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
7h 46m
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Budapest is to drive which costs 29 000 Ft - 43 000 Ft and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Budapest is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs 29 000 Ft - 43 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Trieste and Budapest is 562 km. The road distance is 525.3 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Budapest without a car is to bus via Maribor which takes 7h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Trieste to Budapest, including transfers.
Trieste to Budapest bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
Trieste to Budapest train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Budapest is to bus via Maribor which takes 7h 32m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 10h 2m, you could also fly, which costs 27 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 7h 2m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Trieste Centrale to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Maribor bus station in around 7h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Budapest-Kelenföld via Wien Meidling and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–80,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–65,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–49,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–55,000
Flights from Treviso Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–49,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–49,000
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- mav-start.hu
Train from Siofok to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mav-start.hu
- Website
- slo-zeleznice.si
Train from Ljubljana to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- regiojet.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- regiojet.cz
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–180,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Maribor bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Maribor bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Budapest bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Trieste to Budapest train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Budapest is 525 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Trieste to Budapest.
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