Vienna to Budapest bus: 31.3 a day, fastest 2h50

31.3 a dayfastest 2h50FlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

ViennaNeusiedl am SeeGyőrBudapest· 214 km as the crow flies

01:25 → 04:55
FlixBus N877
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Keleti train station
3h301 stop
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:25 → 03:55)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:00 → 05:05
FlixBus 1929
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h05nonstop
Runs: Tue, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:00 → 04:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:10 → 05:05
FlixBus 1925
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: Only Thu 22 Oct, Thu 29 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
02:15 → 05:10
FlixBus 1924
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: Tue, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:15 → 04:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:30 → 05:35
FlixBus N191
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h051 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:30 → 04:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:50 → 06:40
FlixBus N965
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
2h50nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:50 → 05:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:30 → 08:01
FlixBus 3909
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h311 stop
Runs: Daily 4 Nov to 12 Nov, not Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Tue 10 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
05:40 → 09:05
FlixBus N161
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Déli train station · via Győr
3h252 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:40 → 08:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:30 → 10:10
FlixBus N882
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bratislava
3h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:30 → 09:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:15 → 10:15
FlixBus 902
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h001 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
07:30 → 10:30
FlixBus N66
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:30 → 09:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 11:16
FlixBus 961
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h161 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:15 → 11:40
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Győr
3h252 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:45 → 11:40
FlixBus N874
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 07:45 → 10:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 12:10
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
09:30 → 12:55
FlixBus N877
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Keleti train station
3h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:10 → 13:16
FlixBus 1924
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h06nonstop
Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
10:15 → 13:10
FlixBus 902
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:15 → 14:30
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Győr
3h152 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:35 → 14:40
FlixBus 962 / N982
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h051 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
12:45 → 16:01
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h161 stop
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
13:05 → 16:46
FlixBus N3273
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bratislava
3h411 stop
Runs: Tue, Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
13:15 → 16:25
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Neusiedl am See, Győr
3h102 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
14:45 → 17:50
FlixBus 902
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h051 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
15:15 → 18:20
FlixBus N91
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Győr
3h051 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 14:15 → 17:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:15 → 18:31
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h161 stop
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
16:15 → 19:10
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:45 → 19:46
FlixBus N959
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h01nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:10 → 20:35
FlixBus 297
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bratislava
3h251 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:15 → 20:15
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:45 → 20:45
FlixBus 1926
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h001 stop
Runs: Daily from Wed 4 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
18:40 → 21:30
FlixBus 260
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
2h50nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
18:55 → 21:45
FlixBus 882
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h50nonstop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 22:15
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Győr
3h001 stop
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 8 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 22:16
FlixBus 1923
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h01nonstop
Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 22:25
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Neusiedl am See, Győr
3h102 stops
Runs: Mon to Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:45 → 22:35
FlixBus N963
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h50nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:10 → 23:10
FlixBus 860
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
20:45 → 23:50
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station
3h051 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:50 → 00:01⁺¹
FlixBus N1909
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h11nonstop
Runs: Tue, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 23:50
FlixBus 036
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h50nonstop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:20 → 00:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1915
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Budapest Népliget bus station
2h55nonstop
Runs: Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:45 → 02:50⁺¹
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Budapest Népliget bus station
3h051 stop
Runs: DailyBook 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 (2h45). The bus takes 55 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h40

To Vienna Central Station16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N9652h50
From Budapest Kelenföld bus station19 min

Train · fastest direct2h45

Before departure10 min
RJX 1652h34
From Budapest-Keleti1 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to BUD4h30

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to BUD1h00
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?

16 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h20

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

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Flying instead?

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

Austrian AirlinesVIE→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Budapest?

Yes. 31.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Budapest?

The fastest takes 2h50; the slowest 3h41, for 214 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:25 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Budapest?

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

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