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Compare train, coach and flight for Košice to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Košice to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £17. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 3h 28m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £17, and a train costs an average of £24.
Distance: 213 km
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£38 Average Price | £22 Average Price Cheapest |
8h 2m Average total duration 7h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 58m Average total duration Fastest 3h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Košice to Budapest
How to get to Budapest from Košice by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Košice to Budapest is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus07:003h15Košice, Autobusová stanica10:15Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£211One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus22:003h30Košice, Autobusová stanica01:30Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£201One-way0 changes
Fastest
FlixBus03:253h10Košice, Autobusová stanica06:35Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£221One-way0 changes
Other options
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)21:3615h22Kosice12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£241One-way2 changes
RJ 1008 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1035 (Prague -> Budapest)03:5016h08Kosice19:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£271One-way2 changes
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Ostrava -> Brno) · (Prague -> Budapest)21:3618h39Kosice16:15Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£401One-way2 changes
FlixBus07:003h46Košice, Autobusová stanica10:46Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£221One-way0 changes
FlixBus15:253h25Košice, Autobusová stanica18:50Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£211One-way0 changes
FlixBus15:253h51Košice, Autobusová stanica19:16Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£211One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Košice to Budapest
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This is compared to other travel options from Košice to Budapest:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Košice to Budapest costing on average £24.
A coach is £126 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Košice to Budapest costing on average £142.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 5m.
Flight takes on average 3h 50m.
- Around 12 coaches per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Košice and Budapest as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Kosice International Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Kosice and arrive in Budapest Keleti.
- Coaches mostly depart from Košice, Autobusová stanica and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with ÖBB | InterCity, RegioJet a.s., Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) to go to Budapest by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Budapest by coach.
- 3 direct trains per day with ÖBB | InterCity, Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK).
- 8 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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