There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Metro to Istanbul, fly
best- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane IST - BUD
5h 27mFt 16,969–61,269Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
22h 34mFt 20,241–24,241Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
26h 38mFt 27,425–34,585Drive 1,310.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Budapestcar 1,310.1 km
12h 12mFt 70,733–102,170Fly from Antalya Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AYT - BUD
5h 42mFt 17,590–62,053Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ESB - BUD
5h 53mFt 26,280–86,580Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ADB - BUD
5h 16mFt 27,709–61,009Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SAW - BUD
5h 53mFt 25,994–251,410Fly from Konya Airport
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane KYA - BUD
8h 25mFt 28,630–152,053Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
22h 40mFt 31,889–38,413Bus via Varna
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Varnabus Istanbul-Kyiv
- Take the bus from Varna to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N963
31h 2mFt 36,784–64,284
Istanbul (IST) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Budapest is to bus and train which costs 20 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs 27 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Novi Sad and Nagyvárad tér M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Halkali and Videle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 38m.
The distance between Turkey and Budapest is 1076 km. The road distance is 1310.1 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Budapest without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 34m and costs 20 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Turkey to Budapest, including transfers.
Turkey to Budapest bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Turkey to Budapest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs 17 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 31 000 Ft - 39 000 Ft and takes 22h 40m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Budapest, Hungary?
Wizz Air, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić, Novi Sad, Budapest Hotel Platanus, and Nagyvárad tér M in around 22h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–180,000
Flights from Antalya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–150,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–100,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–230,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–95,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–110,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–75,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–150,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–50,000
Flights from Antalya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–42,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–43,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–150,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–65,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–55,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–180,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–55,000
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–55,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 285
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 285
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,600
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,800–3,600
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–5,800
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- Ft 2,800–3,100
- First Class
- Ft 5,500–5,800
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,000–8,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,857
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–28,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Novi Sad to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,411
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–14,211
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Turkey to Budapest bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić station.
Budapest is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 3:58 PM in Turkey and 2:58 PM in Budapest.
Turkey to Budapest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Budapest is 1310 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Turkey to Budapest.
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