The cheapest and fastest buses from Budapest to Bratislava
Cheapest price
€11
Average price
€21
Fastest journey
2 h 20 m
Average duration
2 h 21 m
Buses per day
47
Distance
161 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Budapest to Bratislava is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Budapest to Bratislava will cost around €21 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only €11.
Of the 47 buses that leave Budapest for Bratislava on Sat, Feb 14, 30 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Feb 14 the direct buses cover the 161 km distance in an average of 2 h 21 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 2 h 20 m .
On Sat, Feb 14 the slowest buses will take 2 h 25 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Bratislava among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €8. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 2h 53m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €8, and a train costs an average of €28.
Distance: 161 km
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€14 Average price Cheapest | €46 Average price |
3h 23m Average total duration Fastest 2h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 55m Average total duration 4h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Live departures
Budapest to Bratislava bus times
The table below shows live departures for Budapest to Bratislava buses for today, Friday, February 13. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h40 | 5:55 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:35 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 5h20 | 5:55 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h40 | 6:55 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 1:40 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h25 | 4:05 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h35 | 7:50 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:35 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 5h15 | 7:50 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 3:00 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h45 | 5:45 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:20 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h25 | 5:45 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:40 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h15 | 9:55 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 5:30 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 3h05 | 8:35 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:50 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h45 | 8:35 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:00 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h40 | 10:40 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:10 PM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 3h10 | 11:20 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:20 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h20 | 10:40 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:40 PM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 3h15 | 11:55 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:40 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h40 | 11:20 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:00 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h20 | 11:20 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:15 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h40 | 11:55 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:30 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h25 | 11:55 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Budapest -> Prague) | 9:50 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h55 | 12:45 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Budapest -> Prague) | 10:10 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h35 | 12:45 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Budapest -> Prague) · RJ 1041 (Prague -> Bratislava) | 10:10 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 12h44 | 10:54 AM Bratislava hlavná stanica | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:20 PM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 7h20 | 5:40 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:45 PM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 6h55 | 5:40 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:45 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 6h05 | 6:50 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
6434189 | 1:30 AM Budapest | 3h30 | 5:00 AM Bratislava | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:30 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h25 | 9:55 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:35 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 6h20 | 11:55 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 5:45 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h45 | 8:30 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:05 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h25 | 8:30 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:15 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h40 | 11:55 AM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 6:35 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 3h10 | 9:45 AM Bratislava, Einsteinova | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:15 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 6h00 | 1:15 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 7:15 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h30 | 9:45 AM Bratislava, Einsteinova | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:45 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h50 | 10:35 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:10 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h25 | 10:35 AM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:25 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h30 | 1:55 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
(Budapest -> Prague) | 9:50 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 3h10 | 1:00 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:55 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h40 | 12:35 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Budapest -> Prague) | 10:15 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h45 | 1:00 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:15 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h20 | 12:35 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Budapest -> Prague) · RJ 1045 (Prague -> Žilina) | 10:15 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 8h13 | 6:28 PM Bratislava hlavná stanica | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 10:30 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 3h00 | 1:30 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:55 AM Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér | 3h15 | 2:10 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:15 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 5h45 | 5:00 PM Bratislava, Ivanská cesta (Letisko MR Štefánik) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 11:30 AM Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar | 2h40 | 2:10 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:50 AM Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás | 2h20 | 2:10 PM Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Budapest to Bratislava
Buses from Budapest to Bratislava run on average 45 times per day, taking around 2h 53m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at €8 if you book in advance.
There are 28 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 01:00, the last at 23:50. The fastest bus covers the 161 km distance in 2h 20m.
Distance 161 km |
Average bus duration 2h 53m |
Cheapest ticket price €8 |
Buses per day 45 |
Direct buses 28 |
Fastest bus 2h 20m |
First bus 01:00 |
Last bus 23:50 |
Bus providers: FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Express Busline, Slovak Lines Express, Infobus from Budapest to BratislavaYou can travel by bus between Budapest to Bratislava with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Express Busline, Slovak Lines Express, Infobus for as low as €8. When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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Buses from Budapest to Bratislava
Buses from Budapest to Bratislava are provided by FlixBus, RegioJet, Eurolines and METRO. Buses depart every hour between 6:00 a.m. and 23:15 p.m. and are available 7-days a week. Direct services take an average of two hours and 45 minutes, while services with one change take an average of four hours and 45 minutes. Prices start at around £7 for a one-way ticket.
What are the departure and arrival stations for buses from Budapest to Bratislava?
Departure Stations: Buses from Budapest to Bratislava depart from Népliget Bus Station which can be found to the east of city and is easily accessible by metro, bus or tram. Journey times from the centre are approximately 10 minutes. Flixbus buses leave from nearby Könyves Kálmán körút, which is also where many of the local buses stop.
Arrival Station: FlixBus buses from Budapest to Bratislava arrive at the historic Einsteinova, which is across the Danube river in the city centre. From there, it is a 30-minute walk to the Old Town. All other bus companies arrive at Bratislava AS Mlynské Nivy, which is one mile to the east of the Old Town.
FAQs: Bus from Budapest to Bratislava
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Budapest to Bratislava by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Bratislava, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating options.
- FlixBus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- Slovak Lines Express
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 30 minutes before departure for a refund in the form of a voucher.
- Express Busline
- Cancellation policies can vary by ticket class, individual trips, or promotions
- cancellations made at least 48 hours before departure are refundable, while those made within 24 hours incur a 50% deduction, and those between 24 and 48 hours incur a 20% deduction.
- FlixBus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure and receive a voucher for future travel. Refund requests for delays over 120 minutes are possible.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg and one checked bag up to 20kg.
- Express Busline
- One checked luggage and one hand luggage are allowed, with two pieces of luggage up to 50 kg each permitted on the Chisinau to Prague route without additional costs.
- FlixBus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg (42x30x18 cm) and one checked bag up to 20kg (80x50x30 cm).
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Express Busline
- Additional luggage is allowed subject to capacity and payment of a fee.
- FlixBus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Express Busline
- Small animals are permitted if kept in a carrier with a maximum size of 70 x 30 x 50 cm.
- FlixBus
- Small pets in carriers allowed
- guide dogs travel for free.
- Slovak Lines Express
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- larger pets must be leashed and muzzled.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Budapest to Bratislava
- 05:30-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafeteria Népliget (in the station)
- Gulyás Tér (0.5 km)
- Pesti Burger (0.7 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available near the entrance.
- Bus: 103, 254E, 901, 918 Metro: M3
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafeteria Kelenföld (in the station)
- Bistro Budapest (0.5 km)
- Café Central (0.7 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 7, 103, 114, 213, 214 Metro: M4 Train: Suburban Railway
- 05:00-23:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Café Mlynské (in the station)
- Fast Food Express (in the station)
- Bistro Nivy (0.5 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 21, 25, 50, 70
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