How to travel from Rome to Budapest

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Travel Information from Rome to Budapest

Distance809 km
Available travel modesCoach, train or flight
Ticket price range€1 - €45
Cheapest modeFlight • €25 • 1 h 40 min
Fastest modeFlight • €25 • 1 h 40 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Wizz Air or Frecciarossa

Travel 809 km by coach, train or flight between Rome and Budapest. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus, Wizz Air or Frecciarossa among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Rome to Budapest.

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from Rome to Budapest

How to get from Rome to Budapest by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

flight

The best way to travel from Rome to Budapest is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

RyanairFR 6516
09:25AM1h40
Rome Ciampino Airport
11:05AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
1151One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
12:45PM22h31
Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)
11:16AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
1041One-way
2 transfers

Fastest

RyanairFR 6516
09:25AM1h40
Rome Ciampino Airport
11:05AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
1151One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Intercity NotteInterCityNotte 774+ÖBB | RailjetRJ 132+ÖBBRJX 261
10:20PM25h59
Rome Termini
12:19AMBudapest Keleti
1961One-way
2 transfers
Intercity NotteInterCityNotte 774+ÖBB | RailjetRJ 132+ÖBB | Euro City (EC)EC 341
10:20PM24h59
Rome Termini
11:19PMBudapest Keleti
2071One-way
2 transfers
Intercity NotteInterCityNotte 774+ÖBB | RailjetRJ 132+ÖBB | Euro City (EC)EC 40347
10:20PM23h59
Rome Termini
10:19PMBudapest Keleti
2241One-way
2 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
12:20PM18h35
Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
06:55AMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
1101One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
12:45PM23h05
Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)
11:50AMBudapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér
1121One-way
2 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
05:25PM26h15
Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)
07:40PMBudapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
1091One-way
2 transfers
Wizz AirW62342
09:35PM1h50
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport
11:25PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
1401One-way
0 transfers
RyanairFR 8246
07:25PM1h40
Rome Ciampino Airport
09:05PMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
1531One-way
0 transfers
Wizz AirW62340
08:40AM1h50
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport
10:30AMBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
2131One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Rome to Budapest

Travel to Budapest easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Rome to Budapest.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Rome to Budapest: coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to travel between Rome and Budapest is a flight with an average price of €25.

This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Budapest:

Taking a flight costs €20 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of €45.

Taking a flight costs €1 less than taking a train, which costs on average €1 for the same trip.

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 coach takes 18 h 10 min on average.

Getting to Budapest by train takes 14 h 13 min on average.

Budapest is approximately 809 km away from Rome.

The average frequency per day from Rome to Budapest is:

  • 1 coach per day.
  • Around 2 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Rome and Budapest as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Rome to Budapest:

  • Most travellers take a coach from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
  • Most travellers take a flight from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Rome to Budapest:

  • You can travel from Rome to Budapest by coach with FlixBus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for €45 with FlixBus from Rome to Budapest.
  • You can go to Budapest from Rome by plane with Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Eurowings, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines or Air France. You'll see cheap plane tickets for €25 with Ryanair from Rome to Budapest on Omio.
  • You can take a train from Rome to Budapest with Frecciarossa or Italo. Cheap tickets can be found for €228 with Frecciarossa from Rome to Budapest.

Yes, there are direct services available from Rome to Budapest with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coaches with FlixBus with 1 direct coach per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Budapest as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Rome and Budapest.

Your journey from Rome to Budapest doesn't have to end in Budapest. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Munich or Paris. If you’d like to add Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Munich or Paris to your Rome to Budapest trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Budapest today!

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