TRIP PLANNER · HUNGARY
Budapest
Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the trains and buses across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.
- NONSTOP INTO BUDAPEST
- 168 airports
- BEST VALUE STAY
- Three Corners Hotel Anna
- DIRECT TRAINS ABROAD
- 30 cities
- DIRECT BUSES ABROAD
- 226 cities
PLAN IT FROM YOUR CITY · LIVE
ARRIVALS · PICK THE FLIGHT
Who flies to Budapest nonstop
168 airports have nonstop flights to Budapest. The busiest 24:
- Tel AvivIsraelArkia, Bluebird Airways, El Al, Israir, Wizz AirTLV
- CopenhagenDenmarkNorwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, Wizz AirCPH
- HurghadaEgyptAir Cairo, EgyptAir, Smartwings, Wizz AirHRG
- DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesEmirates, flydubai, Wizz AirDXB
- MadridSpainIberia, Ryanair, Wizz AirMAD
- BarcelonaSpainRyanair, Smartwings, Wizz AirBCN
- LondonUnited KingdomeasyJet, TUI Airways, Wizz AirLGW
- ManchesterUnited KingdomJet2.com, Ryanair, TUI AirwaysMAN
- Palma de MallorcaSpainRyanair, Smartwings, Wizz AirPMI
- AthensGreeceAegean Airlines, Ryanair, Wizz AirATH
- StockholmSwedenNorwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Wizz AirARN
- BirminghamUnited KingdomJet2.com, Ryanair, TUI AirwaysBHX
- TiranaAlbaniaRyanair, Smartwings, Wizz AirTIA
- IstanbulTurkeyTurkish Airlines, Wizz AirIST
- FrankfurtGermanyCondor, LufthansaFRA
- ParisFranceAir France, easyJetCDG
- MilanItalyRyanair, Wizz AirMXP
- DublinIrelandAer Lingus, RyanairDUB
- AntalyaTurkeySunExpress, Wizz AirAYT
- WarsawPolandLOT Polish Airlines, Wizz AirWAW
- MalagaSpainRyanair, Wizz AirAGP
- BerlinGermanyRyanair, Wizz AirBER
- SeoulSouth KoreaAsiana Airlines, Korean AirICN
- LisbonPortugalRyanair, Wizz AirLIS
TRIP IDEAS FROM THESE CITIES INCLUDE BUDAPEST
WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL
Where to stay in Budapest
FIELD GUIDE
Budapest
THE FINEST
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel
★★★★★9.4/10 · 810 reviews660 m from Belváros / Vörösmarty tér (District V)
BEST VALUE
Three Corners Hotel Anna
★★★9.4/10 · 5,185 reviews630 m from Jewish Quarter / Erzsébetváros (District VII)
FOR A FAMILY
Crowne Plaza Budapest by IHG
★★★★9.7/10 · 1,673 reviews1.8 km from City Park / Városliget (District XIV)a room that sleeps the family
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ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE TRAIN
Direct trains between Budapest and other countries
- Vienna15 a day on average · fastest 2 h 25
- Bratislava9 a day on average · fastest 2 h 25
- Břeclav9 a day on average · fastest 3 h 36
- Brno8 a day on average · fastest 4 h 11
- Pardubice8 a day on average · fastest 5 h 53
- Prague8 a day on average · fastest 6 h 53
- Košice7 a day on average · fastest 3 h 49
- Kolín7 a day on average · fastest 6 h 14
- St. Pölten6 a day on average · fastest 3 h 27
- Linz6 a day on average · fastest 4 h 13
- Salzburg6 a day on average · fastest 5 h 23
- Munich6 a day on average · fastest 7 h 13
From pickthetrain.com, built from the operators' official open timetables. Times change: check with the operator before you travel.
ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE BUS
Direct buses from Budapest to 226 cities abroad
One bus, no change, from Budapest to another country: Vienna, Prague, Bratislava and 223 more. The busiest twelve are here, with a moon where a night bus runs.
- CITIES ABROAD
- 226
- one bus, no change
- BUSIEST ROUTE
- 31.2
- a day on average, to Vienna
- NIGHT BUSES
- 173
- routes with a night bus
- OPERATORS
- 1
- FlixBus
FlixBusVienna trip page
FlixBusPrague trip page
FlixBusBratislava trip page
FlixBusBrno trip page
FlixBus
FlixBusBerlin trip page
FlixBus
FlixBusMunich trip page
FlixBus
FlixBusKošice trip page
FlixBusDresden trip page
FlixBusKraków trip page
From pickthebus.com: every direct bus from Budapest to a city in another country, from the operators' official open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026. No prices here: the operator sells the ticket. Times change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0.
BEFORE YOU GO
Sort these before Budapest
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Budapest, quickly
- Who flies to Budapest nonstop?
- 168 airports have nonstop flights to Budapest, including Tel Aviv, Copenhagen, Hurghada, Dubai (Pick the flight, schedules of 26 October 2026).
- Where should I stay in Budapest?
- The finest: Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Best value: Three Corners Hotel Anna. For a family: Crowne Plaza Budapest by IHG. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 27 October 2026).
- Is there a direct train to Budapest from another country?
- Yes. Pick the train lists direct trains between Budapest and Vienna, Bratislava, Břeclav, Brno, Pardubice and 25 more cities.
- Is there a direct bus from Budapest to another country?
- Yes. Pick the bus lists direct buses from Budapest to 226 cities abroad, the busiest to Vienna (31.2 a day on average), Prague (13.7 a day on average), Bratislava (12.4 a day on average). 173 of those routes have a night bus. From the operators' open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026.
Read on 27 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.