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Budapest → St. Pölten

St. Pölten → Budapest ⇄
2 a dayfastest 3h17MÁV, ÖBBIntercityNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 06:40 → 09:57
    RJX 19912 Intercity
    Budapest-Keleti → St.Pölten Hbf · via Győr, Vienna
    3h174 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗
  • 20:30 → 23:59
    EN 50462 Night train
    Budapest-Keleti → St.Pölten Hbf · via Győr, Vienna
    3h298 stops
    Runs: DailyMÁV ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, de_delfi, de_fv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The train wins by 1h27
Train · fastest direct3h28
  • To Budapest-Keleti1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • RJX 199123h17
Plane · nonstop BUD–VIE4h55
  • To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)40 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BUD–VIE1h00
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From VIE1h25

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines.