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Compare bus and flight for Rome to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Rome to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of €21 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 3m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.7kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of €21, while a flight costs an average of €403.
Distance: 810 km
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€403 Average price | €21 Average price Cheapest | €95 Average price | €285 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 3m Average total duration Fastest 4h 3m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 18h 28m Average total duration 17h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 19h 21m Average total duration 18h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 29m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.4 - 4.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.8 - 2.0kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Budapest:
A train is €74 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Rome to Budapest costing on average €95.
A train is €381 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Budapest costing on average €403.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 18h 28m.
Bus takes on average 19h 21m.
Travel optionsfrom Rome to Budapest
How to get from Rome to Budapest by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rome to Budapest is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:05 PM20h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina7:20 PMBudapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás€891One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:05 PM20h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina7:20 PMBudapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás€891One-way1 transfer
Fastest
FR 82461:45 PM1h40Rome Ciampino Airport3:25 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport€1081One-way0 transfers
Other options
- InterCityNotte 774+
RJX19961+
IC 749+
REX 610:35 PM32h29Rome Termini7:04 AMBudapest-Deli€1831One-way6 transfers - InterCityNotte 774+RJX19961+REX 6+
RJ 8410:35 PM32h29Rome Termini7:04 AMBudapest-Deli€2121One-way5 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:05 PM20h35Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina7:40 PMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar€891One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:20 PM20h11Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina5:31 PMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar€901One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:20 PM20h40Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina6:00 PMBudapest, Mexikói Út M€901One-way1 transfer
FR 82615:10 PM1h40Rome Ciampino Airport6:50 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport€1081One-way0 transfers
W623408:35 AM1h50Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport10:25 AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport€1171One-way0 transfers- W623429:20 PM1h50Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport11:10 PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport€1831One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Budapest:
A train is €74 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Rome to Budapest costing on average €95.
A train is €381 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Budapest costing on average €403.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 18h 28m.
Bus takes on average 19h 21m.
- Around 56 flights per day.
- Around 20 buses per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rome and Budapest as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Rome Termini and arrive in Budapest Keleti.
- Buses mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Avion Express Malta, tarom, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Amelia, Malta Air, British Airways, Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, Swiss, Transavia France, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Smartwings, Turkish Airlines, GetJet Airlines, ITA, TAP Portugal to go to Budapest by flight.
- Travel with Intercity Notte, ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet to go to Budapest by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Budapest by bus.
- 4 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Ryanair, Wizz Air.
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