The best train journeys to take from Budapest below 50 euros

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If you are staying in Budapest for a long time, sooner or later you will realise that there are so many travel opportunities provided by the Hungarian State Railways at reasonable prices that you would only need your travel bag and passport to set out on your next adventure. We have collected the best bargains, namely those two-way journeys that would cost you less than 50 euros. 

Two-way tickets below 30 euros

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Austria city

One-way SparDay ticket to Vienna, 2nd class: EUR 13
Two-way SparDay ticket to Vienna, 2nd class: EUR 26

Train takes off from: Budapest Keleti Railway Station, every hour from 5:40 until 20:40
Journey takes to Wien Hbf: roughly 2.5 hours

Brno, Czech Republic

brno czech republic

One-way SparDay ticket to Brno, 2nd class: EUR 14
Two-way SparDay ticket to Brno, 2nd class: EUR 28

Train takes off from: Budapest Nyugati Railway Station, every two hours from 5:40 until 17:40
Journey takes to Brno-Židenice: roughly 4 hours

Arad and Timişoara (Temesvár), Romania

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Union Square, Timişoara
photo: Antonius Plaian, WikiCommons

One-way SparDay ticket: EUR 15
Two-way SparDay ticket: EUR 30

Train takes off from: Budapest Keleti Railway Station, every two hours from 7:10 until 23:10
Journey to Arad takes: roughly 5.5 hours
to Timişoara (Temesvár): roughly 6.5 hours

You can learn more about the Martyrs of Arad at this historic city, then explore the hiking places nearby. Timişoara, on the other hand, is often regarded as the Vienna of Romania, so why not check it for yourself?

Oradea (Nagyvárad) and Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), Romania

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St Michael’s Church with the statue of Matthias Corvinus at Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár)
photo: Daily News Hungary

One-way SparDay ticket: EUR 15
Two-way SparDay ticket: EUR 30

Train takes off from: Budapest Keleti Railway Station at 7:40, 13:40, 17:40
Journey to Oradea takes: roughly 6 hours
to Cluj-Napoca: 8-9 hours

Nové Zámky (Érsekújvár) and Štúrovo (Párkány), Slovakia

Esztergom Danube bridge Slovakia
Štúrovo

One-way SparDay ticket: Nové Zámky – EUR 10.5, Štúrovo – EUR 6.5
Two-way SparDay ticket: EUR 21 and EUR 13

Train takes off from: Budapest Nyugati Railway Station at 5:40, 7:40, 8:40 and Keleti Railway Station at 19:25
Journey takes: to Nové Zámky – roughly 1.5 hours, to Štúrovo – 1 hour

Bratislava (Pozsony), Slovakia

bratislava pozsony
Bratislava at night

One-way SparDay ticket: EUR 9
Two-way SparDay ticket: EUR 18

Train takes off from: Budapest Nyugati Railway station every one or two hours from 5:40 until 17:40 and from Budapest Keleti Railway station at 19:25
Journey to Bratislava takes: roughly 2.5 hours

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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One-way SparDay ticket: EUR 15
Two-way SparDay ticket: EUR 30

Train takes off from: Budapest Déli Railway station at 8:30
Train arrives at Ljubljana at 16:39

Two-way tickets below 50 euros:

Graz, Austria

graz austria

One-way SparDay ticket to Graz, 2nd class: EUR 19
Two-way SparDay ticket to Graz, 2nd class: EUR 38

Train takes off from: Budapest Keleti Railway Station, at 18:10
arrives at: Graz Hbf, 23:00

Linz, Austria

linz austria

Only two-way Kiránduló ticket: EUR 39

Train takes off from: Budapest Keleti Railway Station, every one or two hours from 6:40 until 20:40
Journey takes to Linz Hbf: roughly 4 hours

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