Vienna to Budapest by train
Travel from Vienna (Austria) to Budapest (Hungary) by train (215km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel from Vienna to Budapest by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
Your travel route could be like that.
215 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 Vienna to Budapest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Budapest - Vienna / Salzburg - Budapest / Innsbruck - Budapest / Linz - Budapest / Graz - Szeged / Vienna - Szeged / Salzburg - Szeged / Innsbruck - Szeged / Linz - Szeged1 Vienna (Austria) - Budapest (Hungary)
1a 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".
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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.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Vienna 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.
