Budapest to Košice bus: 6.1 a day, fastest 3h25

6.1 a dayfastest 3h25FlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Direct buses · no change

BudapestMiskolcKošice· 213 km as the crow flies

05:45 → 09:10
FlixBus N191
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h25nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:45 → 08:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:00 → 14:50
FlixBus 986
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station) · via Miskolc
3h502 stops
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
13:45 → 17:25
FlixBus 902
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h401 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:15 → 19:55
FlixBus 902
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h401 stop
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
18:45 → 22:30
FlixBus 902
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h451 stop
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
20:30 → 00:05⁺¹
FlixBus N1253
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h351 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:59 → 03:30⁺¹
FlixBus N986
Budapest Népliget bus station → Košice (bus station)
3h311 stop
Runs: Daily except WedThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:59 → 02:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (4h04). The bus takes 9 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h13

To Budapest Népliget bus station21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1913h25
From Košice (bus station)12 min

Train · fastest direct4h04

To Budapest-Keleti1 min
Before departure10 min
IC 1823h49
From Košice4 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

7 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h49

ZSSK. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Budapest to Košice nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Košice?

Yes. 6.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Košice?

The fastest takes 3h25; the slowest 3h50, for 213 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:45 and the latest at 23:59, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Košice?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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