Montreux to Budapest by train
Travel from Montreux (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary) by train (927km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Montreux in Switzerland to Budapest in Hungary, the main route leads via Austria.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Montreux (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary)
- 2Montreux (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)
927 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 Montreux to Budapest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Montreux / Bern - Budapest / Zurich - Budapest / Davos - Budapest / Geneva - Budapest / Lausanne - Budapest / Lucerne - Budapest / Lugano - Budapest / St. Moritz - Budapest / Zermatt - Budapest1 Montreux (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary)
1a Travelling from Montreux (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Switzerland to Hungary by direct train.
On the travel route Zurich to Budapest there is a direct overnight train (Nightjet) and one direct day train (Railjet) with a journey times of 11:40 hours. Train tickets are available from 29/44 EUR.
You will find much more train connections with a change in Vienna (Austria).
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Montreux to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Montreux / Basel - Budapest / Bern - Budapest / Geneva - Budapest / Lausanne - Budapest / Lucerne - Budapest / Lugano - Budapest / St. Moritz - Budapest / Zermatt - Budapest / Zurich - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2 Montreux (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Montreux (Switzerland) to Vienna (Austria)
To travel by train from Switzerland to Austria, use a direct Railjet train. Night trains run on the routes Zurich to Vienna and Graz.
Saver ticket fares from Austrian railways ÖBB called "Sparschiene" are available from 14 EUR. Tickets for the night train start from 29 EUR.
You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Montreux to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ467 Zurich - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ465 Zurich - Graz
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Montreux / Zurich - Vienna / Zurich - Graz / Zurich - Linz / Zurich - Innsbruck / Zurich - Salzburg / Zurich - Klagenfurt / Basel - Vienna / Basel - Graz / Basel - Innsbruck / Basel - Salzburg
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 Vienna (Austria) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Vienna to Budapest by train, use of a Railjet train. The journey time is 2,5 hours. Ticket prices start from 14 EUR in second class and from 24 EUR in first class. The saver fares of Austrian railways ÖBB are called "Sparschiene". As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.
The train connection is direct and you do not have to change trains. There are frequent train connections on this route: at least eight per day. Find the exact schedules and ticket fares via our booking links.
Departure is at the Vienna central train station "Wien Hauptbahnhof". The arrival railway station in Budapest is "Budapest Keleti".
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Vienna
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 Montreux 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.