There are 9 ways to get from Vratsa to Budapest by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the bus from Vratsa to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
6h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vratsa bus station to Sofiabus 1950
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Stationbus Citylines 57 / ...
14h 23mFt 20,654–28,210Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vratsa bus station to Băile Herculanebus 1950
- Take the train from Baile Herculane to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
17h 7mFt 23,522–28,379Drive 734.9 km
- Drive from Vratsa to Budapestcar 734.9 km
9h 21mFt 41,361–59,744Train, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Vratsa to Pleventrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Pleven to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane OTP - BUD
10h 15mFt 83,995–159,427Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 9mTrain, shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Vratsa to Pleventrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Pleven to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BBU - BUD
10h 38mFt 67,393–136,325Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Vratsa to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatibus
19h 19mTrain
- Take the train from Vratsa to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
20h 35mFt 24,571–28,171
Vratsa to Budapest by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vratsa to Budapest is to bus which costs 20 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Vratsa to Budapest is to drive which takes 9h 21m and costs 41 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Vratsa to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Vratsa and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Vratsa to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Vratsa and arriving at Budapest-Keleti via Vidin and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
The distance between Vratsa and Budapest is 762 km. The road distance is 734.9 km.
The best way to get from Vratsa to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 14h 23m and costs 20 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Vratsa to Budapest, including transfers.
Vratsa to Budapest bus services, operated by Alexiev, depart from Vratsa station.
Vratsa to Budapest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Vratsa station.
The best way to get from Vratsa to Budapest is to bus which takes 14h 23m and costs 20 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 24 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft and takes 20h 35m.
What companies run services between Vratsa, Bulgaria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Vratsa bus station to Deák Ferenc tér via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Budapest Nepliget Bus Station, and Népliget in around 14h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Vratsa to Budapest-Keleti via Vidin and Craiova in around 20h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–42,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–47,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–49,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–49,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–33,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Baile Herculane to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–15,500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vratsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,300–2,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 1,900–2,200
Train from Vratsa to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,100–3,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,100–3,400
- 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 7,000–21,000
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- 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 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- varshets.info
Bus from Vratsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- varshets.info
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vratsa bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vratsa bus station to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vratsa bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vratsa bus station to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–22,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Pleven to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–95,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Pleven to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–95,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Vratsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
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More Questions & Answers
Vratsa to Budapest bus services, operated by Alexiev, arrive at Sofia station.
Budapest is 1h behind Vratsa. It is currently 1:35 PM in Vratsa and 12:35 PM in Budapest.
Vratsa to Budapest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vratsa to Budapest is 735 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Vratsa to Budapest.
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