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Esztergom to Budapest by train, bus, road or ferry

About 50 km. The private car is fastest at 1 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹350 per person.

Budapest to Esztergom

Fastest

Private car

Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle

1 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Volánbusz via Dorog from Árpád híd

from ₹350 per person

Best value

Bus

Volánbusz via Dorog from Árpád híd

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

Mahart hydrofoil from Vigadó tér (via Visegrád) runs May – September only.

The rest of the year: Train from Budapest-Nyugati, direct; Volánbusz via Dorog from Árpád híd; 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.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainTrain from Budapest-Nyugati, direct1.4 h₹360–₹550per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusVolánbusz via Dorog from Árpád híd1.6 h₹350per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
FerryMahart hydrofoil from Vigadó tér (via Visegrád)2 h₹2,230per personMay – September onlyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi / booked transfer, per vehicle1 h₹5,350–₹9,800per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗

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.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Train from Budapest-Nyugati, direct₹720–₹1,100₹1,440–₹2,200
Bus · Volánbusz via Dorog from Árpád híd₹700₹1,400
Ferry · Mahart hydrofoil from Vigadó tér (via Visegrád)₹4,460₹8,920
Private car · Taxi / booked transfer, per vehicle₹5,350–₹9,800₹5,350–₹9,800

Once you’re in Budapest

  • Best time: April – June, September – October
  • Typical stay: 3 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Budapest Christmas markets can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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