Linz to Budapest bus: 2.9 a day, fastest 5h05

2.9 a dayfastest 5h05☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

LinzViennaBratislavaBudapest· 366 km as the crow flies

02:15 → 07:20
FlixBus 091 ☾ Overnight
Linz Industriezeile → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Győr
5h051 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:15 → 06:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:30 → 16:46
FlixBus N3273
Linz Industriezeile → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Vienna, Bratislava
6h162 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 8 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
16:20 → 21:45
FlixBus 882
Linz Industriezeile → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Vienna
5h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:59 → 05:35⁺¹
FlixBus N191 ☾ Overnight
Linz Industriezeile → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Vienna
5h362 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:59 → 04:35+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

☾ Overnight: leave 02:15, arrive 07:20

The train is 1h52 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct5h57

To Linz Industriezeile16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0915h05
From Budapest Népliget bus station21 min

Train · fastest direct4h05

Before departure10 min
RJX 1653h54
From Budapest-Keleti1 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 3h54

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Linz to Budapest?

Yes. 2.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Linz to Budapest?

The fastest takes 5h05; the slowest 6h16, for 366 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:15 and the latest at 23:59, local time in Linz. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Linz to Budapest?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:15 arriving 07:20.

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