- To Budapest from Prague by train
- How to get from Prague to Budapest by bus
- Choosing wings
- The car is not a luxury
The distance between the capitals of the Czech Republic and Hungary on the map is about 530 kilometers. You can overcome them in just a few hours by choosing a bus, train or car as a means of transportation. The answer to the question of how to get from Prague to Budapest does not sound very comforting for those who like to fly. For a quick opportunity to be in Hungary, you will have to pay a lot to the Czech air carrier CSA Czech Airlines.
To Budapest from Prague by train
The Czech Republic and Hungary, or rather their capitals, are connected daily by several direct trains. They depart from the main railway station in Prague, located at 8 Wilsonova Street. Passengers can get to the station by the Prague metro. The desired stop is called Hlavní Nádraží and is located on the red line C. The station has a left-luggage office, the cost of which is about 2 euros per day for one suitcase. At the station, passengers have access to a cafe, hairdresser, pharmacy and shops. Before leaving the city, the train also stops at the Prague-Holesovice station. You can get here by metro (the station of the same name on the red line C) or buses 112, 156 and 201. The exact address of the station is Partyzánská 1546/26.
The cost of a full adult ticket from Prague to Budapest is 55 euros in a 2nd class carriage, 80 euros in 1st class. The road takes about 6.5 hours.
In Budapest, passengers arrive at the city's main railway station, Keleti. It is located near the Keleti pályaudvar metro station on the M2 red line. The station is open around the clock and offers taxi services, information kiosks, cafes, currency exchange offices.
How to get from Prague to Budapest by bus
This type of transport is traditionally the most popular among foreign tourists. Firstly, the prices for travel on the bus are very democratic, and secondly, the timetable allows you to choose the most suitable and convenient flight.
Bus carrier Eurolines offers about ten direct buses from Prague to Budapest daily. The earliest departs at 5 am, and the last one can be reached before 21.30.
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Buses to the Hungarian capital depart from the ÚAN Florenc Praha station, located at Křižíkova 6. Near the station, there is the Florenc metro station (lines B and C). cafes and lockers, change currency and even take a shower.
Eurplines buses are equipped with air conditioning, dry closets, TVs and coffee machines. Luggage is placed in a special convenient compartment.
You can also go to Budapest from Prague right after landing at the airport. Vaclav Havel. The bus station is equipped at the exit from the international passenger terminal. Several flights are scheduled throughout the day, starting at 9.30am.
The fare from the Czech capital to the Hungarian capital by Eurolines bus ranges from 16 to 20 euros, depending on the time of day and day of the week.
Choosing wings
Only about 500 kilometers separate Prague and Budapest, and by plane this distance can be covered in less than an hour and a half. Despite the fact that tickets are not cheap, and you have to arrive at the airport long before departure, there are many fans of comfortable air travel.
The cost of a direct regular flight from Prague to Budapest and back on the wings of Czech airlines is approximately 170 euros. A cheaper ticket for a KLM board with a connection in Amsterdam will cost about 130 euros. But in the latter case, the journey will take 3.5 hours, excluding the change.
Airport them. Vaclav Havel in Prague is located 17 km from the center. To get there, you will either have to take a taxi or use the metro and then the bus. By metro, take line A to the final stop Nádraží Veleslavín, where you can change to buses No. 119 or 100. In total, you will have to leave for the road for about half an hour. Bus tickets are sold at bus stops in vending machines. You can also pay for the fare from the driver, but it will cost a little more.
The car is not a luxury
The availability of a Schengen visa and an international driver's license allow fans of auto travel to spend their holidays in Europe driving a car. You can also go from Prague to Budapest in a rented car, which can be rented both at any European airport and in numerous city points.
You will need a vignette to travel on European toll roads. This type of permits is sold at gas stations and checkpoints when crossing the country's border. The cost for a passenger car for 10 days is approximately 10 euros for each European state.
The price of a liter of gasoline in the Czech Republic and Hungary is approximately 1, 1 and 1, 2 euros, respectively. Do not forget that in European countries there are significant fines for traffic violations. For example, you will have to pay at least 100 euros for drunk driving in Hungary or the Czech Republic, and the permissible level of alcohol in the driver's blood in both countries is 0.00 ppm.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of January 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
