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Compare train, bus, and flight for Košice to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Košice to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $23. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 3h 28m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $23, and a train costs an average of $33.
Distance: 132 miles (213 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$52 Average price | $30 Average price Cheapest | $84 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 2m Average total duration 7h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 58m Average total duration Fastest 3h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 33m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Košice to Budapest:
A bus is $22 (€17) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Košice to Budapest costing on average $52 (€41).
A bus is $338 (€270) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Košice to Budapest costing on average $368 (€294).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 32m.
Flight takes on average 11h 44m.
Travel optionsfrom Košice to Budapest
How to get from Košice to Budapest by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Košice to Budapest is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus7:00 AM3h46Košice, Autobusová stanica10:46 AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$281One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus7:00 AM3h46Košice, Autobusová stanica10:46 AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$281One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- FlixBus9:00 AM3h05Košice, Autobusová stanica12:05 PMBudapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér$491One-way0 transfers
Other options
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)9:36 PM15h22Kosice12:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$611One-way2 transfers- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Ostrava -> Brno) · (Prague -> Budapest)9:36 PM18h39Kosice4:15 PMBudapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás$641One-way2 transfers
- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Ostrava -> Brno) · (Prague -> Budapest)9:36 PM18h59Kosice4:35 PMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$641One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus7:00 AM3h15Košice, Autobusová stanica10:15 AMBudapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér$321One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus9:00 AM3h30Košice, Autobusová stanica12:30 PMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$441One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus3:25 PM3h25Košice, Autobusová stanica6:50 PMBudapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér$341One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Košice to Budapest:
A bus is $22 (€17) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Košice to Budapest costing on average $52 (€41).
A bus is $338 (€270) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Košice to Budapest costing on average $368 (€294).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 32m.
Flight takes on average 11h 44m.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Košice and Budapest as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Kosice International Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Kosice and arrive in Budapest Keleti.
- Buses mostly depart from Košice, Autobusová stanica and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with ÖBB | InterCity, RegioJet a.s., Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) to go to Budapest by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Budapest by bus.
- 3 direct trains per day with ÖBB | InterCity, Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK).
- 8 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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