Milan to Budapest bus: 2.3 a day, fastest 14h00

2.3 a dayfastest 14h00☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇭🇺 Hungary

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MilanVeronaVicenzaMestreVeniceTriesteBudapest· 787 km as the crow flies

07:30 → 21:30
FlixBus 403
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bergamo, Verona, Mestre, Udine…
14h006 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:50 → 00:01⁺¹
FlixBus 1922
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Padua…
14h116 stops
Runs: Only Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Wed 11 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
14:20 → 05:11⁺¹
FlixBus 1922 ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Padua…
14h517 stops
Runs: Mon (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:20 → 04:11+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:30 → 06:55⁺¹
FlixBus N403 ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Verona, Vicenza, Mestre, Venice…
14h259 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:30 → 05:55+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 (5h25). The bus takes 9h33 longer.

Bus · fastest direct14h58

To Milan (Lampugnano bus station)22 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 40314h00
From Budapest Népliget bus station21 min

Plane · nonstop MXP to BUD5h25

To Milan Malpensa (MXP)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MXP to BUD1h50
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 instead?

No direct train from Milan to Budapest in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Milan goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Milan to Budapest nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

RyanairMXP→BUD · BGY→BUDBook direct ↗
Wizz AirMXP→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Milan to Budapest?

Yes. 2.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Milan to Budapest?

The fastest takes 14h00; the slowest 14h51, for 787 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:30 and the latest at 16:30, local time in Milan. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Milan to Budapest?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 14:20 arriving 05:11 the next morning.

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