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Compare bus and flight for Istanbul to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Istanbul to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $74. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 43m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $74, and a flight costs an average of $48.
Distance: 663 miles (1067 km)
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$144 Average price | $93 Average price Cheapest |
5h 43m Average total duration Fastest 2h 43m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 23h 39m Average total duration 23h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Istanbul to Budapest by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Istanbul to Budapest is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
PC33111:45 AM2h05Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport12:50 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$1841One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:00 AM25h16Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)11:16 AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$1141One-way1 transfer
Fastest
TK103312:20 PM1h55Istanbul Airport1:15 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$4991One-way0 transfers
Other options
- W6243611:55 PM2h00Istanbul Airport12:55 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$1651One-way0 transfers
LO138 · LO5357:00 AM6h00Istanbul Airport12:00 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$4341One-way1 transfer- LO136 · LO5395:30 PM5h00Istanbul Airport9:30 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$4341One-way1 transfer
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FAQs: Travel from Istanbul to Budapest
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This is compared to other travel options from Istanbul to Budapest:
A flight is $26 (€21) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Istanbul to Budapest costing on average $74 (€59).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Bus takes on average 26h 16m.
- Around 42 flights per day.
- Around 1 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Istanbul and Budapest as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Istanbul Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler) and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with FlixBus, Karat-S, Kamil Koc to go to Budapest by bus.
- Travel with Wizz Air, pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Air Serbia, Lot Polish Airlines, tarom, Aegean Airlines to go to Budapest by flight.
- 6 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, pegasus, Turkish Airlines, AJet.
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