Two options, one route: the scheduled line at a fixed per-person price, or a private vehicle just for your group. Compare and pick what suits your schedule and budget.
Scheduled line €49 per person
Looking for transport from Košice to Budapest — to the airport or the centre? The cheapest choice is our scheduled line: five departures a day, a fixed per-seat price and online booking in a minute. With an early booking the per-person price is even lower.
If you need to leave outside the timetable, travel with a larger group or want to board right outside your home, book a private vehicle — a Toyota Proace City for up to 4 or a Ford Tourneo for up to 7. Departure any time, even at night.
Related routes: Details of the scheduled line Košice → Budapest or Transport Prešov → Budapest.
Boarding depends on the option chosen
Košice
Line: HM Tesco, Trolejbusová 1 · Private transfer: your address in Košice and surroundings
The price applies per vehicle, not per person. Dispatch confirms a binding quote — including a possible return leg — within 2 hours.
On the scheduled line from 49 € per person — even less with early booking. A private vehicle costs 210 € for up to 4 or 270 € for up to 7, one way including tolls and VAT.
Five times a day, from early morning to early evening — you see the exact times during online booking or on the Košice → Budapest line page.
At HM Tesco, Trolejbusová 1 in Košice — parking is free. For a supplement the line also picks you up at your own address (VIP service).
Yes, Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) is the default destination of every departure. For a supplement it continues to central Budapest — you choose the destination when booking.
When your flight falls outside the timetable, you want to board at home, or there are 5 or more of you — then the whole vehicle works out better and adds full flexibility.
Around 2 hours 40 minutes along the R4, M30 and M3 — including a short break, the same for the line and a private vehicle.
You pay for the line online by card when booking — the seat is reserved as soon as you pay. A private transfer is paid after approving the quote — by card or transfer.
The Košice – Budapest line runs five times a day, from early morning to early evening, boarding at HM Tesco on Trolejbusová street. The default destination is Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD); for a supplement it also drops you off in central Budapest.
You pay per seat, not per vehicle — and the earlier you book, the less you pay: booking months ahead cuts the per-person price by up to 33 %. Your seat is booked the moment you pay online.
A private vehicle makes sense when the line timetable does not match your flight, when you want to board right outside your home, or when you travel as a group with lots of luggage or a pet outside the line's standard rules.
The price is for the whole car: 210 € for the Toyota Proace City for up to 4, 270 € for the Ford Tourneo for up to 7 — including tolls, fuel and VAT. You set the departure to the minute; we drive 24 hours a day.
Transport to Budapest runs from Košice along the R4 to the Milhosť border crossing and on via the Hungarian M30 and M3 motorways to the metropolis. Ferenc Liszt Airport sits by the south-eastern ring road, so you reach the terminals without crossing the centre.
The usual journey time is about 2 hours 40 minutes including a short break — the same for the line and a private vehicle. The border is within Schengen and is usually crossed without stopping.
As a guide: a seat on the scheduled line costs from 49 € per person (less with early booking), a private vehicle 210 € for up to 4 or 270 € for up to 7. All prices include tolls, fuel and VAT — no hidden extras.
For an individual or a couple the line is almost always the best value. A private vehicle matches the line price from roughly five passengers — and adds door pick-up and a departure time of your choosing.
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