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Budapest to Pécs by train or bus

About 205 km. The train is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,150 per person.

Pécs to Budapest

Fastest

Train

Mecsek InterCity from Budapest-Kelenföld, direct

3 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Volánbusz from Népliget

from ₹1,150 per person

Best value

Bus

Volánbusz from Népliget

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainMecsek InterCity from Budapest-Kelenföld, direct3 h₹1,480–₹2,520per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusVolánbusz from Népliget3.5 h₹1,150per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, Mecsek InterCity from Budapest-Kelenföld, direct: About every two hours; the seat reservation is compulsory.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Mecsek InterCity from Budapest-Kelenföld, direct₹2,960–₹5,040₹5,920–₹10,080
Bus · Volánbusz from Népliget₹2,300₹4,600

Once you’re in Pécs

  • Best time: April – October
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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