There are 10 ways to get from Valga to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Riga International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Valga to Riga-Pasazieru
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)RIX - BUD
8h 7mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Valkas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw, Zachodnia
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar986
27h 33mFt 26,267–46,123Train
- Take the train from Valga to Vilnius217
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
28h 16mDrive 1,482.6 km
- Drive from Valga to Budapest1,482.6 km
18h 6mFt 89,175–128,809Train to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Valga to Ülemiste
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)TLL - BUD
9hFt 35,253–86,563Train to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Valga to Tartu
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)TAY - BUD
10h 41mFt 74,862–126,897Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Valga to Vilnius
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)VNO - BUD
12h 1mTrain, bus to Helsinki Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Valga to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)HEL - BUD
10h 54mTrain to Riga International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Valga to Riga-Pasazieru
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)RIX - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
10h 49mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Valkas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Rīga to Kraków
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAK1
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
36h 51m
Valga to Budapest by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valga to Budapest is to bus which costs 26 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Valga to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 9h and costs 35 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Valga to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Valkas AO and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Riga and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Valga to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Valga and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis and Warszawa Centralna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 16m.
The distance between Valga and Budapest is 1298 km. The road distance is 1482.6 km.
The best way to get from Valga to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 27h 33m and costs 26 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Valga to Budapest, including transfers.
Valga to Budapest bus services, operated by SIA "VTU Valmiera", depart from Valkas AO station.
Valga to Budapest train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Valga station.
The best way to get from Valga to Budapest is to bus which takes 27h 33m and costs 26 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 28h 16m.
What companies run services between Valga, Estonia and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Valkas AO to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Rīgas SAO, Riga, Warsaw, Zachodnia, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 27h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Valga to Budapest-Nyugati via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis and Warszawa Centralna in around 28h 16m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–85,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–60,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–140,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–120,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–65,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–65,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–65,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–55,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–75,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Valga to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Valga to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,236
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Valga to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Valga to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Valga to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 12,000–16,000
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Valga to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 6,500–9,500
Train from Valga to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 2,100–3,100
Train from Valga to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- 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 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- 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 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 80700030
- info@vtu-valmiera.lv
- Website
- vtu-valmiera.lv
Bus from Valkas AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 260–3,200
- Schedules at
- vtu-valmiera.lv
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga to Warsaw, Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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More Questions & Answers
Valga to Budapest bus services, operated by SIA "VTU Valmiera", arrive at Rīgas SAO station.
Budapest is 1h behind Valga. It is currently 8:45 AM in Valga and 7:45 AM in Budapest.
Valga to Budapest train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Valga to Budapest is 1483 km. It takes approximately 18h 6m to drive from Valga to Budapest.
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