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Compare coach and flight for Istanbul to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Istanbul to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £54. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 43m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £54, and a flight costs an average of £35.
Distance: 1067 km
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£105 Average Price | £68 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 43m Average total duration Fastest 2h 43m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 23h 39m Average total duration 23h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Istanbul to Budapest
How to get to Budapest from Istanbul by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Istanbul to Budapest is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus11:0025h16Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)11:16Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£711One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus11:0025h16Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler)11:16Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£711One-way1 change
Fastest
TK10357:101h55Istanbul Airport8:05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£3201One-way0 changes
Other options
VF10914:102h05Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport15:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1451One-way0 changes
PC33111:452h05Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport12:50Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1701One-way0 changes
W624309:252h00Istanbul Airport10:25Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2221One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Istanbul 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 Istanbul to Budapest.

This is compared to other travel options from Istanbul to Budapest:
A flight is £19 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Istanbul to Budapest costing on average £54.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Coach takes on average 26h 16m.
- Around 42 flights per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Istanbul and Budapest as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Istanbul Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Istanbul, Buyuk Otogar (Esenler) and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Air Serbia, LOT Polish Airlines, tarom, Aegean Airlines to go to Budapest by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Karat-S, Kamil Koc to go to Budapest by coach.
- 6 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, AJet.
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