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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 $77. 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 $77, and a flight costs an average of $47.
Distance: 663 miles (1067 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$184 Average price | $95 Average price Cheapest | $314 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 43m Average total duration Fastest 2h 43m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 23h 40m Average total duration 23h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 57m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Istanbul to Budapest:
A bus is $89 (€72) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Istanbul to Budapest costing on average $184 (€149).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Bus takes on average 23h 10m.
Travel optionsfrom Istanbul to Budapest
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.
- W624309:25 AM2h00Istanbul Airport10:25 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$831One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- W624309:25 AM2h00Istanbul Airport10:25 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$831One-way0 transfers
Fastest
TK10357:10 AM1h55Istanbul Airport8:05 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$1661One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:00 PM27h20Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)12:20 AMBudapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér$1071One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:00 PM27h45Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)12:45 AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$1101One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:00 PM29h20Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)2:20 AMBudapest, Keleti Vasútállomás (Kerepesi út)$1101One-way1 transfer
- W6243611:45 PM2h10Istanbul Airport12:55 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$831One-way0 transfers
PC33111:45 AM2h05Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport12:50 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$941One-way0 transfers- TK10376:35 PM2h00Istanbul Airport7:35 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport$1401One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Istanbul to Budapest:
A bus is $89 (€72) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Istanbul to Budapest costing on average $184 (€149).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Bus takes on average 23h 10m.
- Around 43 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 Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, pegasus, AJet, Air Serbia, Aegean Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, tarom to go to Budapest by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Luks Yonca, Kamil Koc to go to Budapest by bus.
- 5 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, pegasus.
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