There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Budapest by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SVO - BUD
9h 16mFt 31,016–82,740Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Krakówbus Moscow/Kraków
- Take the bus from Myslenice, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N911
27h 36mFt 38,894–74,203Train
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
31h 16mFt 68,909–130,950Drive 1,816.9 km
- Drive from Moscow to Budapestcar 1,816.9 km
22h 5mFt 104,085–150,344Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VKO - BUD
10h 35mFt 34,031–142,027Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SVO - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
13h 20mFt 39,316–127,390Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SVO - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
11h 45mFt 49,430–106,964Bus via Minsk
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
34h 49mFt 47,657–93,596
Moscow to Budapest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Budapest is to fly which costs 31 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Budapest is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs 31 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Moscow, International Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Kraków Ważewskiego and Myslenice, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Moscow to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Moskva Belorusskaia and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Terespol and Warszawa Centralna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 16m.
The distance between Moscow and Budapest is 1605 km. The road distance is 1816.9 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 27h 36m and costs 38 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Moscow to Budapest, including transfers.
Moscow to Budapest bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, depart from Moscow, International Bus Station.
Moscow to Budapest train services, operated by Belarusian Railway (BCh), depart from Moskva Belorusskaia station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Budapest is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs 31 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 38 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 27h 36m, you could also train, which costs 65 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 31h 16m.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Budapest, Hungary?
Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and Wizz Air fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Kraków, Kraków Ważewskiego, and Myslenice, Bus Station in around 27h 36m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–80,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–95,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–90,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–150,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–180,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–180,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–160,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–140,000
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–48,607
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- Ft 28,000–32,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- Ft 48,607
- 1nd Class (SW)
- Ft 90,000–110,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–38,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- Ft 28,000–38,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- Ft 60,000–85,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- Ft 15,000–20,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Terespol to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–65,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,329–54,658
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- Ft 54,658
- Children
- Ft 27,329
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Myslenice, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–18,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- [email protected]
- Website
- Axios Travel
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,764
- Website
- Axios Travel
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–28,000
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–22,000
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,244
- Website
- Intercars Europe
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Moscow to Budapest bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, arrive at Kraków station.
Budapest is 2h behind Moscow. It is currently 12:45 AM in Moscow and 10:45 PM in Budapest.
Moscow to Budapest train services, operated by Belarusian Railway (BCh), arrive at Brest C station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Budapest is 1817 km. It takes approximately 22h 5m to drive from Moscow to Budapest.
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