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Compare bus and train for Zakopane to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Zakopane to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $29. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 7h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $29, and a train costs an average of $27.
Distance: 131 miles (211 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$40 Average price Cheapest | $43 Average price | $94 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 3m Average total duration Fastest 7h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 58m Average total duration 9h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 4m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Zakopane to Budapest:
A bus is $3 (€2) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zakopane to Budapest costing on average $43 (€35).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 28m.
Travel optionsfrom Zakopane to Budapest
How to get from Zakopane to Budapest by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zakopane to Budapest is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)11:41 PM13h17Zakopane12:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$381One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)11:41 PM13h17Zakopane12:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$381One-way2 transfers
Fastest
- FlixBus2:20 PM6h30Zakopane8:50 PMBudapest, Mexikói Út M$511One-way0 transfers
Other options
- RJ 1008 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1035 (Prague -> Budapest)5:52 AM14h06Zakopane7:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$401One-way2 transfers
- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)11:13 PM13h45Štrba, Nádraží12:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$411One-way2 transfers
- RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)10:59 PM13h59Poprad-Tatry12:58 PMBudapest-Kelenfoeld$411One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:20 PM8h40Zakopane6:00 AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar$401One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:20 PM8h45Zakopane6:05 AMBudapest, Mexikói Út M$401One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:20 PM9h05Zakopane6:25 AMBudapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás$411One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zakopane to Budapest:
A bus is $3 (€2) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zakopane to Budapest costing on average $43 (€35).
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 28m.
- Around 15 buses per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zakopane and Budapest as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Travel with RegioJet a.s. to go to Budapest by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Koleje Małopolskie to go to Budapest by bus.
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