Budapest to Katowice bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 7h30

1.6 a dayfastest 7h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

BudapestZvolenBanská BystricaŽilinaŻywiecBielsko-BialaKatowice· 307 km as the crow flies

16:20 → 23:55
FlixBus N1311
Budapest Mexikói út → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Zvolen, Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Żywiec…
7h355 stops
Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:30 → 06:00⁺¹
FlixBus N910 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Győr, Bratislava, Ostrava
7h303 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:30 → 05:00+1)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 22:30, arrive 06:00

The plane is 3h19 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h14

To Budapest Kelenföld bus station19 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N9107h30
From Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa10 min

Train · fastest direct8h48

To Budapest-Nyugati15 min
Before departure10 min
IC 1308h22
From Katowice1 min

Plane · nonstop BUD to KTW4h55

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to KTW1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From KTW1h05

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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 8h22

PKP Intercity. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Budapest to Katowice nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

RyanairBUD→KTWBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Katowice?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Katowice?

The fastest takes 7h30; the slowest 7h35, for 307 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 16:20 and the latest at 22:30, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Katowice?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:30 arriving 06:00 the next morning.

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