Salzburg to Budapest bus: 1.4 a day, fastest 6h41

1.4 a dayfastest 6h41☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

SalzburgLinzViennaBratislavaBudapest· 450 km as the crow flies

08:30 → 16:46
FlixBus N3273
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Linz, Vienna, Bratislava
8h163 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 8 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
21:35 → 05:05⁺¹
FlixBus 1929 ☾ Overnight
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Vienna
7h301 stop
Runs: Mon (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:35 → 04:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:59 → 06:40⁺¹
FlixBus N965 ☾ Overnight
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Vienna
6h411 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:59 → 05:40+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 23:59, arrive 06:40

The train is 2h10 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct7h33

To Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße)18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N9656h41
From Budapest Kelenföld bus station19 min

Train · fastest direct5h23

Before departure10 min
RJX 1655h12
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 5h12

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Salzburg to Budapest?

Yes. 1.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Salzburg to Budapest?

The fastest takes 6h41; the slowest 8h16, for 450 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:30 and the latest at 23:59, local time in Salzburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Salzburg to Budapest?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 21:35 arriving 05:05 the next morning.

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