How to travel from Zagreb to Budapest

There are 3 travel options from Zagreb to Budapest. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Budapest is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €12 compared to other travel options to Budapest:

Taking a coach costs €138 less than taking a flight, which costs on average €150 for the same trip.

A coach is €43 less than a train with an average ticket price of €54 from Zagreb to Budapest.

The fastest way from Zagreb to Budapest is by flight with an average journey time of 3 h 45 min.

There are alternative travel options to Budapest that take longer:

Coach takes 4 h 15 min on average.

Taking a train requires on average 5 h 49 min of travel time.

The Zagreb to Budapest distance is approximately 299 km.

The average frequency per day from Zagreb to Budapest is:

• 13 coaches a day.
• 8 flights per day.
• Around 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Zagreb to Budapest as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

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

• Most travellers who purchase a coach ticket from Zagreb to Budapest depart from Zagreb, Bus Station to Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér.
• Most travellers who buy a train ticket from Zagreb to Budapest depart from Zagreb Main Station to Budapest-Kelenfoeld.

The following travel companies offer services from Zagreb to Budapest:

• FlixBus or Nomago can take you to Budapest by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Zagreb to Budapest for €12.
• Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Eurowings, LOT Polish Airlines or Lufthansa Cityline (2) can take you to Budapest by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Eurowings from Zagreb to Budapest for €150.
• Travel with ÖBB | InterCity, EuroNight, ÖBB Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Croatian Railways (HŽPP) to go to Budapest by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Croatian Railways (HŽPP) Zagreb to Budapest tickets on Omio for €24.

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

• Direct coaches with FlixBus with 12 direct coaches per day.
• Direct trains with ÖBB | InterCity or Croatian Railways (HŽPP) with 1 direct train 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 to Budapest from Zagreb.