Košice to Budapest by train
Travel from Košice (Slovakia) to Budapest (Hungary) by train (214km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Košice in Slovakia to Budapest in Hungary, the main route leads via Bratislava to Budapest. Frequent connections from and to both cities available.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Košice (Slovakia) - Budapest (Hungary)
- 2Košice (Slovakia) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Budapest (Hungary)
214 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Košice to Budapest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Košice1 Košice (Slovakia) - Budapest (Hungary)
1a Travelling from Košice (Slovakia) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Slovakia to Hungary by direct trains on the route from Bratislava to Budapest. You will find frequent train connections with a journey time of 2:20 hours and a ticket price of 3.300 HUF (9,50 EUR).
There are as well train connections from Košice via Miskolc to Budapest.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Košice to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Košice / Bratislava - Budapest / Bratislava - Szeged / Bratislava - Siofok / Bratislava - Győr / Prešov - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Košice (Slovakia) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Budapest (Hungary)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Košice (Slovakia) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
Train tickets for Slovakia are available online or locally at a railway station. ZSSK (Slovak railways) offers saver price tickets for domestic and several international train connections.
Tickets for the private operators LE (Leo Express) and RJ (Regiojet) are also available online or at their ticket offices in railway stations.
Where to buy a ticket from Košice to Bratislava?
Check times&prices 
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
SC Pendolino (SC) / Rýchlik (R) / Osobný vlak (Os) / EuroCity (EC) / LEO Express (LEO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin / EN 476 Budapest - Prague / EN 444 Košice - Prague / RR717/443 Bratislava - Košice
train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / RJ RegioJet / LEO LEO Express
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Košice / Bratislava - Košice / Bratislava - Prešov / Bratislava - Trnava / Bratislava - Humenné / Bratislava - Štúrovo / Košice - Prešov / Trnava - Košice
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2b Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Slovakia to Hungary by direct trains on the route from Bratislava to Budapest. You will find frequent train connections with a journey time of 2:20 hours and a ticket price of 3.300 HUF (9,50 EUR).
There are as well train connections from Košice via Miskolc to Budapest.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Bratislava / Bratislava - Szeged / Bratislava - Siofok / Bratislava - Győr / Košice - Budapest / Prešov - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
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Do you have questions about the connection between Košice and Budapest? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
