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Compare coach and flight for Helsinki to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Helsinki to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £65. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 53m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £65, and a flight costs an average of £74.
Distance: 1460 km
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£182 Average Price | £96 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 53m Average total duration Fastest 3h 53m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 32h 15m Average total duration 31h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Budapest from Helsinki by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Helsinki to Budapest is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus22:3033h55Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 27:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£1121One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus22:3033h55Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 27:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£1121One-way1 change
Fastest
AY125516:202h20Helsinki Vantaa Airport17:40Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2151One-way0 changes
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FlixBus · FlixBus22:3034h16Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 27:46Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£1121One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus22:3034h50Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 28:20Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£1121One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus20:5035h35Helsinki, linja-autoasema7:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£1121One-way1 change
KL1254 · KL137118:255h50Helsinki Vantaa Airport23:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1391One-way1 change
KL1254 · KL136518:2518h50Helsinki Vantaa Airport12:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1391One-way1 change
KL1254 · KL136318:2517h15Helsinki Vantaa Airport10:40Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1411One-way1 change
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FAQs: Helsinki to Budapest
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This is compared to other travel options from Helsinki to Budapest:
A coach is £87 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Helsinki to Budapest costing on average £182.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Coach takes on average 31h 45m.
- Around 58 flights per day.
- Around 27 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Helsinki and Budapest as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Helsinki Vantaa Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 2 and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Budapest by coach.
- Travel with Finnair, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air Shuttle, KLM, Air France, Air Baltic, KLM Cityhopper to go to Budapest by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with Finnair.
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