Katowice to Budapest bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 7h30

1.6 a dayfastest 7h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

KatowiceBielsko-BialaŻywiecŽilinaBanská BystricaZvolenBudapest· 307 km as the crow flies

05:05 → 12:35
FlixBus N1311
Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa → Budapest Mexikói út · via Bielsko-Biala, Żywiec, Žilina, Banská Bystrica…
7h305 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:05 → 11:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:45 → 07:25⁺¹
FlixBus N910 ☾ Overnight
Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Ostrava, Bratislava, Győr
7h403 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 06:25+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 plane (4h55). The bus takes 3h20 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h15

To Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N13117h30
From Budapest Mexikói út20 min

Train · fastest direct8h40

To Katowice3 min
Before departure10 min
IC 1318h12
From Budapest-Nyugati15 min

Plane · nonstop KTW to BUD4h55

To Katowice (KTW)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight KTW to BUD1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From BUD50 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?

2 a daydirect trains, fastest 8h12

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

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Katowice to Budapest nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

RyanairKTW→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Katowice to Budapest?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Katowice to Budapest?

The fastest takes 7h30; the slowest 7h40, for 307 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

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

Is there a night bus from Katowice to Budapest?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:45 arriving 07:25 the next morning.

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