Travel Information to Budapest from Rome
| 502 miles (809 km) | |
| Bus, train or flight | |
| $1 - $50 | |
| Flight • $28 (€25) • 1 h 40 min | |
| Flight • $28 (€25) • 1 h 40 min | |
| FlixBus, Wizz Air or Italo |
Take a bus, train or flight to travel 502 miles (809 km) to Budapest from Rome. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are FlixBus, Wizz Air or Italo among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Rome to Budapest.
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How to get from Rome to Budapest by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Rome to Budapest is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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You can get from Rome to Budapest 3 different ways: bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel between Rome and Budapest is a flight with an average price of $28 (€25).
This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Budapest:
A flight is $22 (€20) less than a bus for this journey with tickets for a bus from Rome to Budapest costing on average $50 (€45).
Taking a flight costs $1 (€1) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $1 (€1).
The fastest way to get to Budapest from Rome is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 40 min.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Getting to Budapest by bus takes 18 h 10 min on average.
Taking a train requires on average 14 h 13 min of travel time.
The distance from Rome to Budapest is approximately 502 miles (809 km).
The average frequency per day from Rome to Budapest is:
- 1 bus a day.
- 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Rome to Budapest as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Rome to Budapest:
- Most travelers take a bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Most travelers take a flight from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Rome to Budapest:
- Travel with FlixBus for buses to Budapest. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for FlixBus Rome to Budapest tickets on Omio for $50 (€45).
- Travel with Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Eurowings, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines or Air France to go to Budapest by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Ryanair Rome to Budapest tickets on Omio for $28 (€25).
- Italo or Frecciarossa can get you to Budapest by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Frecciarossa from Rome to Budapest for $253 (€228) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Rome to Budapest with the following travel companies:
- You'll find 1 direct bus a day to Budapest with FlixBus.
Direct services to Budapest tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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