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Compare coach and train for Budapest to Zakopane
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Zakopane among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £35 For those with little time, consider booking a coach, which has an average total journey time of 8h 40m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £35, while a train costs an average of £41.
Distance: 211 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Driving |
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£35 Average Price Cheapest | £41 Average Price | £67 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 40m Average total duration Fastest 8h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 17m Average total duration 9h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 57m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Zakopane:
A coach is £6 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Zakopane costing on average £41.
Other travel options to Zakopane take longer:
Train takes on average 10h 17m.
Tickets start at around £35 compared to roughly £67 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £32. The journey takes 8h 10m versus 4h 57m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Zakopane
How to get to Zakopane from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Zakopane is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- RJ 1036 (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Ostrava) · RJ 1021 (Prague -> Košice)14:5812h52Budapest-Kelenfoeld3:50Zakopane£271One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- RJ 1036 (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Ostrava) · RJ 1021 (Prague -> Košice)14:5812h52Budapest-Kelenfoeld3:50Zakopane£271One-way2 changes
Fastest
- FlixBus8:056h30Budapest, Mexikói Út M14:35Zakopane£321One-way0 changes
Other options
- RJ 1036 (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Ostrava) · RJ 1021 (Prague -> Košice)14:5813h20Budapest-Kelenfoeld4:18Štrba, Nádraží£271One-way2 changes
- RJ 1036 (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Ostrava) · RJ 1021 (Prague -> Košice)14:5813h34Budapest-Kelenfoeld4:32Poprad-Tatry£291One-way2 changes
- RJ 1032 (Budapest -> Prague) · (Brno -> Olomouc) · RJ 1011 (Prague -> Košice)7:5813h11Budapest-Kelenfoeld21:09Zakopane£481One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:107h45Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér21:55Zakopane£301One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus13:458h10Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar21:55Zakopane£311One-way1 change
- FlixBus7:456h50Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar14:35Zakopane£321One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Zakopane:
A coach is £6 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Zakopane costing on average £41.
Other travel options to Zakopane take longer:
Train takes on average 10h 17m.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Zakopane as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Zakopane.
- Trains mostly depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arrive in Štrba, Nádraží.
- Travel with RegioJet a.s. to go to Zakopane by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Zakopane by coach.
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