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Compare coach and train for Zakopane to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Zakopane to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £20. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 7h 32m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £20, and a coach costs an average of £20.
Distance: 211 km
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£32 Average Price | £31 Average Price Cheapest |
8h 2m Average total duration Fastest 7h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 58m Average total duration 9h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Budapest from Zakopane by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zakopane to Budapest is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus9:5010h45Zakopane20:35Budapest, Mexikói Út M£341One-way1 change
Cheapest
RJ 1008 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1035 (Prague -> Budapest)5:5214h06Zakopane19:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£221One-way2 changes
Fastest
FlixBus · FlixBus21:208h15Zakopane5:35Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£351One-way1 change
Other options
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)23:4113h17Zakopane12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£251One-way2 changes
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)23:1313h45Štrba, Nádraží12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£261One-way2 changes
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · (Olomouc -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)22:5913h59Poprad-Tatry12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£271One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus9:5011h05Zakopane20:55Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£341One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus8:2510h51Zakopane19:16Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£341One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus8:2510h25Zakopane18:50Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér£371One-way1 change
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FAQs: Zakopane to Budapest
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This is compared to other travel options from Zakopane to Budapest:
A train is £0.06 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Zakopane to Budapest costing on average £20.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 17m.
- Around 15 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zakopane and Budapest as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Poprad-Tatry and arrive in Budapest-Kelenfoeld.
- Coaches mostly depart from Zakopane and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with FlixBus, MajerBus to go to Budapest by coach.
- Travel with RegioJet a.s. to go to Budapest by train.
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