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Compare train, bus, and flight for Budapest to Warsaw
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Warsaw among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $60 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 3m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.5 - 1.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $60, while a flight costs an average of $449.
Distance: 338 miles (545 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$449 Average price | $60 Average price Cheapest | $171 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 3m Average total duration Fastest 3h 3m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 12h 28m Average total duration 11h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 29m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
1.6 - 3.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.5 - 1.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Warsaw:
A bus is $389 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Warsaw costing on average $449.
Other travel options to Warsaw take longer:
Bus takes on average 12h 28m.
You'll arrive about 5h 26m sooner (3h 3m by flight vs 8h 29m by car). Tickets start at around $449 compared to roughly $171 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Warsaw
How to get from Budapest to Warsaw by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Warsaw is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 19237:50 AM1h20Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport9:10 AMWarsaw Modlin Airport$391One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FR 19237:50 AM1h20Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport9:10 AMWarsaw Modlin Airport$391One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- LO5349:45 AM1h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport11:00 AMWarsaw Chopin Airport$5411One-way0 transfers
Other options
RJ 1005/1028 (Prague -> Warsaw) · (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Ostrava)10:50 PM19h10Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar6:00 PMWarsaw Central$451One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus6:05 PM10h25Budapest, Mexikói Út M4:30 AMWarszawa, Dworzec Zachodni$491One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus5:45 PM10h45Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar4:30 AMWarszawa, Dworzec Zachodni$491One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus6:05 PM10h55Budapest, Mexikói Út M5:00 AMWarszawa, Metro Marymont 11$491One-way0 transfers
- LO5328:25 PM1h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport9:40 PMWarsaw Chopin Airport$5411One-way0 transfers
- LO53612:45 PM1h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport2:00 PMWarsaw Chopin Airport$5411One-way0 transfers
- LO5385:35 PM1h15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport6:50 PMWarsaw Chopin Airport$5411One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Warsaw:
A bus is $389 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Warsaw costing on average $449.
Other travel options to Warsaw take longer:
Bus takes on average 12h 28m.
- Around 41 buses per day.
- Around 26 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Warsaw as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Warsaw Chopin Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni.
- Travel with Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lot Polish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, CitizenPlane, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Qatar Airways, braathens regional aviation, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Helvetic Airways, TAP Portugal, Edelweiss Air to go to Warsaw by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Warsaw by bus.
- 6 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lot Polish Airlines, CitizenPlane.
- 13 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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