There are 8 ways to get from Zug to Budapest by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ZRH - BUD
5h 7mFt 36,334–84,647Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
6h 46mFt 26,971–92,835Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
12h 41mFt 48,771–102,335Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus stationbus FlixBus 882 / ...
15h 31mFt 30,221–51,785Drive 945.7 km
- Drive from Zug to Budapestcar 945.7 km
9h 52mFt 60,077–86,778Train
- Take the train from Zug to Rapperswil SGtrain S5
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to St. Margrethen SGtrain S4
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
15h 46mFt 67,525–120,571Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug to Rapperswil SGtrain S5
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to Heerbruggtrain S4
- Take the bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
19h 12mFt 28,776–54,272Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
9h 39mFt 84,740–114,514
Zug to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Budapest is to train and bus which costs 28 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs 36 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Zug and Budapest is 859 km. The road distance is 945.7 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Budapest without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 12h 41m and costs 48 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Zug to Budapest, including transfers.
Zug to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zug to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs 36 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train via Vienna, which costs 48 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 12h 41m, you could also bus, which costs 30 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 15h 31m.
Zug to Budapest train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Budapest is 946 km. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Zug to Budapest.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary?
Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–60,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–55,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–43,000
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 38,000–60,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 45,000–70,000
- 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 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Rapperswil SG to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Rapperswil SG to Heerbrugg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–40,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Dornbirn to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,201
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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