We need to get to Zagreb from Budapest in late September. Car rental has huge drop off fee. Hungarian Rail trains either leave at 5:45 am or doesnt get in until after 8:00 pm, meaning much of the trip in the dark. That defeats the purpose. Rail Europe doesn't have anything direct and is costing almost $300 each. Any other ideas?
Posted by
Green Bay
20012 posts
Rail Europe doesn't have anything direct and is costing almost $300 each. Any other ideas?
I was looking at the Hungarian Rail site for Sept 27. They are giving a price of 29 EUR per person for that 5:45 train to Zagreb. Need I say more about Rail Europe. You can buy in advance, but will have to collect the tickets in Budapest.
Posted by
Washington DC
27054 posts
Check flixbus.com and orangeways.com for buses taking as little as 5 hours.
You can also check skyscanner.com for flights, though I didn't find any non-stops for the random late-September date I chose.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
17855 posts
I used these guys to get to Slovakia once. They were very acceptable. https://www.privatetransferbudapest.com/europe.html
If cost isn't too much of an issue, i would use this guy: http://www.silverwings.hu/ Can't think of a more enjoyable way to make a 3.5 hour trip. He's a real gentleman will give you all sorts of insight into culture and society and the cars are fantastic. I'm guessing 500 to 600 euro.
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Magyarország / Rep of Texas
17855 posts
If it were my trip, I would either take Silverwings above or i would fly to Belgrade and spend a day, then on to Zagreb. That route works with two non-stop tickets for about $250. I like Belgrade, but other options are Skopje and Bucharest depending on the days of the week.