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Warsaw → Budapest

Budapest → Warsaw ⇄
1.8 a dayfastest 11h05PKP Intercity, ZSSKIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 08:28 → 19:49
    IC 131 Intercity
    Warszawa Centralna → Budapest-Nyugati · via Katowice, Ostrava, Břeclav, Bratislava
    11h2126 stops
    Runs: Most daysPKP Intercity ↗
  • 08:44 → 19:49
    IC 131 Intercity
    Lublin Główny → Budapest-Nyugati · via Katowice, Ostrava, Břeclav, Bratislava
    11h0526 stops
    Runs: DailyZSSK ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (pl, sk) 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 plane is faster by 7h11
Train · fastest direct11h31
  • To Lublin Główny1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • IC 13111h05
  • From Budapest-Nyugati15 min
Plane · nonstop WAW–BUD4h20
  • To Warsaw Chopin (WAW)25 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight WAW–BUD1h25
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BUD40 min

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: LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air.