Prague – Budapest

The Czech capital Prague and the Hungarian capital Budapest are well connected by long distance buses, each day there are at least a handful departures in each direction including overnight buses, the travel distance from Prague to Budapest is about 530 km, which equals a bus travel time of 8 to 9 hours. Most buses drive via Brno and Bratislava.

In Prague majority of buses departure from / arrive at the ÚAN Florenc bus station which is located in Prague 8, about 2 km from Charles Bridge and the old town. From the Florenc metro station, which is next to the bus station you can catch metro lines B (Yellow) and C (Red), which means you can easily reach the bus station from anywhere in Prague, the B line is the one to take if you wish to go to the old town.

Other bus station / stop used in Prague, is the smaller bus station on the opposite side of the road to the main train station in Prague (Praha Hlavní Nádraží), the walking distance between this station and the main bus station is about 1.5 km better option is to take the metro line.

As mention in our blog post about buses from Vienna to Budapest there are several bus station / stops in Budapest, so when you book your ticket from Prague to Budapest or Budapest to Prague, you should pay attention to where the bus departure / arrive in Budapest.

When travelling by bus from Budapest to Prague or the opposite direction, you will cross several borders, so make sure you have all necessary travel document with you.

Other popular bus routes from Prague: