Budapest to Basel bus: 1 a day, fastest 15h50

1 a dayfastest 15h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Direct buses · no change

BudapestViennaLinzMunichZurichBasel· 860 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 17:35
FlixBus N191 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Vienna, Linz, Munich, Zurich
15h506 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 16:35)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 01:45, arrive 17:35

The plane is 11h45 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h40

To Budapest Népliget bus station21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N19115h50
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Plane · nonstop BUD to BSL4h55

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to BSL1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From BSL20 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Budapest to Basel in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Budapest to Basel nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Wizz AirBUD→BSLBook direct ↗
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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Basel?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Basel?

The fastest takes 15h50; the slowest 15h50, for 860 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Basel?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 17:35.

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