- Must visit
Silesian Museum
Major regional museum in a former coal mine, combining top Silesian art, history exhibitions, and dramatic industrial architecture.
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Budapest to Katowice is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Budapest to Katowice will cost around $69 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $43.
On Mon, Nov 02, we found 27 buses from Budapest to Katowice, including 3 direct services.
On Mon, Nov 02 the direct buses cover the 307 km distance in an average of 8 h 15 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 7 h 30 m .
On Mon, Nov 02 the slowest buses will take 9 h 10 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Buses from Budapest to Katowice run on average 23 times per day, taking around 8h 24m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $21 if you book in advance.
There are 5 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:15, the last at 23:45. The fastest bus covers the 190 miles (307 km) distance in 7h 5m.
Distance 190 miles (307 km) |
Average bus duration 8h 24m |
Cheapest ticket price $21 |
Buses per day 23 |
Direct buses 5 |
Fastest bus 7h 5m |
First bus 12:15 AM |
Last bus 11:45 PM |
Cheapest Month Jun |
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High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Sun |
Least Busy Day Wed |
Best time to book 28 days |
Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Budapest to Katowice.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
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Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:25AM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 11h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:45AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:25AM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:55AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 11h15 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:55AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:45AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 9h25 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:05AM | Arrival Time 05:45PM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 11h10 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:55AM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:25AM | Arrival Time 10:10PM | Duration 10h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:25PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 10h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 11h15 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $67 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:25PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $67 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 01:25AM | Duration 11h15 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 01:55AM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:55PM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 10h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:55PM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15PM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 05:00AM | Duration 10h30 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 05:00AM | Duration 10h10 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 8h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:40PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:15PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:35PM | Arrival Time 08:45AM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $46 |
The table below shows live departures for Budapest to Katowice buses for today, Sunday, November 1. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:30 PM Budapest, Keleti Vasútállomás (Kerepesi út) | 8h30 | 6:00 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 9:40 PM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 8h20 | 6:00 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 7h45 | 6:00 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:30 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 7h30 | 6:00 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:35 PM Budapest, Mexikói Út M | 9h10 | 8:45 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:25 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 11h15 | 11:40 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:45 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 10h15 | 12:00 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:25 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 10h40 | 3:05 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:55 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 11h15 | 4:10 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:00 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 10h05 | 3:05 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:30 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 10h40 | 4:10 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:55 AM Budapest, Mexikói Út M | 10h15 | 4:10 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:05 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 10h40 | 5:45 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 11h10 | 7:40 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:15 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 10h25 | 7:40 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:55 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 9h55 | 8:50 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:15 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 9h35 | 8:50 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:25 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 10h45 | 10:10 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:25 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 10h30 | 10:55 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:00 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 9h55 | 10:55 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:25 PM Budapest, Mexikói Út M | 9h30 | 10:55 PM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:10 PM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 11h15 | 1:25 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:20 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 9h35 | 1:55 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:20 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 9h35 | 1:55 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:55 PM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 10h30 | 3:25 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:55 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 9h30 | 3:25 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 9h10 | 3:25 AM Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) | 1 transfer | |
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Major regional museum in a former coal mine, combining top Silesian art, history exhibitions, and dramatic industrial architecture.
Leading concert institution with guided visits and architecture appeal; worth visiting for music lovers and modern design fans.
Museum dedicated to Katowice’s urban history, housed in a former tenement and showing everyday life across different eras.
Katowice’s most famous historic district, known for red-brick workers’ housing, courtyards, murals, and a strong local atmosphere.
Revitalized cultural quarter with museums, concert hall, and public spaces on former mine land; essential for modern Katowice.
Large urban park with ponds, zoo, amusement area, and broad walking routes; a favorite local escape for families and walkers.
A Silesian Sunday classic: tender beef roulade stuffed with bacon, pickle and onion, usually served with dumplings and red cabbage.
Soft, springy potato dumplings with a small dimple in the center. They are a hallmark of Silesian home cooking and festive family meals.
Braised red cabbage, sweet-sour and gently spiced. It is a traditional side dish in Silesia, especially with roulade and dumplings.
Well-known fine dining restaurant in Nikiszowiec, serving refined modern Polish and Silesian cuisine in an elegant historic setting.
Recognized modern restaurant in central Katowice with seasonal Polish cooking, careful plating and a calm contemporary dining room.
Established brewery restaurant near Spodek, popular for house beer and solid Polish dishes in a relaxed, lively atmosphere.
Budget-friendly for Polish city breaks: hotels, meals, and local transit usually cost less than in Kraków or Warsaw.
Service is often not included. Tip 10% in restaurants for good service, round up in cafés, and round up or add 5-10% for taxis.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Budapest to Katowice by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Katowice, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Budapest to Katowice buses use the Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Katowice, Sądowa (Dworzec Autobusowy) station pair. Use this guide to compare Budapest and Katowice bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar is 5 km from Budapest city centre. Public transport options include:
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Népliget (in the station), Gulyás Tér (0.5 km), Pesti Burger (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
Available at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar: Elevators, ramps.
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás is 4 km from Budapest city centre. Public transport options include:
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Kelenföld (in the station), Bistro Budapest (0.5 km), Café Central (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located within the station for cash withdrawals.
Ticket office support is available at Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás.
Available at Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás: Elevators, ramps.
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