Warsaw to Budapest bus: 5.3 a day, fastest 11h05

5.3 a dayfastest 11h05☾ 4 overnight busesFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

WarsawSkarżysko-KamiennaKielceKrakówBialka TatrzanskaŽdiarBudapest· 545 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 12:25
FlixBus N1301 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Mexikói út · via Radom, Kielce, Kraków, Ružomberok…
11h056 stops
Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 11:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:00 → 19:16
FlixBus 986
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Skarżysko-Kamienna, Kielce, Kraków, Bialka Tatrzanska…
13h1612 stops
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
09:25 → 21:01
FlixBus N1382
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Radom, Kraków, Dolný Kubín, Ružomberok…
11h367 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:30 → 06:00⁺¹
FlixBus N986 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Radom, Kraków, Nowy Targ, Bialka Tatrzanska…
12h3011 stops
Runs: Daily except TueThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:30 → 05:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:30 → 07:01⁺¹
FlixBus N1253 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Lublin, Rzeszów, Košice
12h315 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:30 → 06:01+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:50 → 07:25⁺¹
FlixBus N910 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Częstochowa, Katowice, Ostrava, Bratislava…
11h355 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:50 → 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

☾ Overnight: leave 01:20, arrive 12:25

The plane is 7h28 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct11h58

To Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N130111h05
From Budapest Mexikói út20 min

Train · fastest direct11h31

To Lublin Główny1 min
Before departure10 min
IC 13111h05
From Budapest-Nyugati15 min

Plane · nonstop WAW to BUD4h30

To Warsaw Chopin (WAW)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight WAW to BUD1h25
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 11h05

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

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Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Warsaw to Budapest nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

LOT Polish AirlinesWAW→BUDBook direct ↗
RyanairWMI→BUDBook direct ↗
Wizz AirWAW→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Warsaw to Budapest?

Yes. 5.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Warsaw to Budapest?

The fastest takes 11h05; the slowest 13h16, for 545 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 19:50, local time in Warsaw. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Warsaw to Budapest?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:20 arriving 12:25.

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