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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 coach with prices starting from £21. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 7h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £21, and a train costs an average of £20.
Distance: 211 km
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£30 Average Price Cheapest | £32 Average Price |
8h 3m Average total duration Fastest 7h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 58m Average total duration 9h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Zakopane to Budapest
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 · FlixBus21:209h05Zakopane6:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£271One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus21:209h05Zakopane6:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£271One-way1 change
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FlixBus14:206h30Zakopane20:50Budapest, Mexikói Út M£381One-way0 changes
Other options
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)23:4113h17Zakopane12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£291One-way2 changes
RJ 1008 (Košice -> Prague) · RJ 1035 (Prague -> Budapest) · (Olomouc -> Brno)5:5214h06Zakopane19:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£301One-way2 changes
RJ 1020 (Košice -> Prague) · R 1102 (Bohumín -> Brno) · RJ 1031 (Prague -> Budapest)23:1313h45Štrba, Nádraží12:58Budapest-Kelenfoeld£301One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus21:208h40Zakopane6:00Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£271One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:208h45Zakopane6:05Budapest, Mexikói Út M£271One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus11:159h20Zakopane20:35Budapest, Mexikói Út M£291One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Zakopane to Budapest:
A coach is £2 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zakopane to Budapest costing on average £32.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 28m.
- 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.
- {stationMode_1} mostly depart from Zakopane and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- {stationMode_2} mostly depart from {departureStation_2} and arrive in Budapest-Kelenfoeld.
- Travel with FlixBus, Koleje Małopolskie to go to Budapest by coach.
- Travel with RegioJet a.s. to go to Budapest by train.
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