Hungary›From Budapest›Szentendre
Budapest to Szentendre by train, road or ferry
About 20 km. The private car is fastest at 36 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹300 per person.
Szentendre to BudapestFastest
Private car
Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle
36 min door to door
Cheapest
Train
HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér
from ₹300 per person
Best value
Train
HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Mahart excursion boat up the Danube from Vigadó tér runs May – September only.
The rest of the year: HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér; Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle.
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.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér | 54 min | ₹300per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Ferry | Mahart excursion boat up the Danube from Vigadó tér | 2.3 h | ₹1,040per person | May – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle | 36 min | ₹2,670–₹4,460per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér: The HÉV (H5) from Batthyány tér; on some weekends of 2026 works cut it back to Pomáz, with replacement buses on to Szentendre.
- Ferry, Mahart excursion boat up the Danube from Vigadó tér: Summer timetable only, and not every day outside July and August: check mahartpassnave.hu. A slow, scenic way up the river; the HÉV is quicker.
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 (or in season); 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.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · HÉV suburban railway H5 from Batthyány tér | ₹600 | ₹1,200 |
| Ferry · Mahart excursion boat up the Danube from Vigadó tér | ₹2,080 | ₹4,160 |
| Private car · Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle | ₹2,670–₹4,460 | ₹2,670–₹4,460 |
Once you’re in Szentendre
- Best time: May – September
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Against it: No Danube Boats Out of Season; Skanzen's Winter Season.
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Plan Budapest and Szentendre
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.