FlixBus launched domestic ticket sales in Hungary over the summer. The company currently offers domestic tickets on 16 international routes, covering a total of 41 city-to-city connections across 14 Hungarian cities.
Hungary is one of the few European countries where FlixBus had not previously established a domestic network, despite having done so in most of its European markets, including several neighboring countries. Now, as the company celebrates the 10th anniversary of its presence in Hungary in 2026, FlixBus is changing that, reads a company statement.
By 2026, FlixBus has built an extensive international network covering almost all of Europe. A total of 65 international routes connect Hungary with 267 cities in 21 countries. The network has always included stops in Hungary, and passengers can now purchase domestic tickets for these routes.
The most significant element of the newly opened domestic connections is the direct link between Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and major cities outside the capital—an option that was previously missing from Hungary’s public transportation network.
Thanks to the new direct airport connections, passengers can travel without transfers from the airport to Szeged, Győr, Miskolc, Siófok, Debrecen, Kecskemét and Szolnok—seven cities outside Budapest in total. The longest airport connection currently runs between Budapest Airport and Debrecen, taking 2 hours and 45 minutes. All other destinations can be reached in less time.
Terminal 2A at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Photo: MTI/Szigetváry Zsolt
The airport routes operate in both directions, meaning passengers arriving from major Hungarian cities can reach the airport directly, just as international travelers can travel directly to their final destinations.
Beyond the airport connections, FlixBus’s domestic network already covers most of Hungary’s major cities. The 41 currently available connections serve 13 Hungarian cities outside Budapest: Győr, Siófok, Szeged, Kecskemét, Debrecen, Miskolc, Szolnok, Hévíz, Keszthely, Sárvár, Sopron, Nagykanizsa and Székesfehérvár.
Within Budapest, domestic connections can be accessed from multiple stops—including Népliget, Kelenföld, Keleti Railway Station and Mexikói út—making it convenient to connect from different parts of the city.
One of the highlights of the network is the international route running through Sopron, Sárvár, Hévíz and Keszthely. Passengers can now purchase tickets between the Hungarian stops on the route connecting Brno and Zagreb.
The company said additional routes will be added to the current 16 in the near future, and the network available to domestic passengers will continue to expand.
The Festetics Castle in Keszthely, Lake Balaton. Photo: Pixabay
Based on its 10 years of experience in Hungary, FlixBus said its clear goal is to promote free and fair competition in Hungary’s long-distance public transportation market. The company believes that opening up the market would not only make transportation more competitive but also significantly improve mobility across the country and accessibility for smaller cities.
The first step came in March 2026, when ticket sales began for the route between Budapest Keleti Railway Station and Budapest Airport. This was FlixBus’s first domestic route in Hungary. Although it was a modest start, the company said it demonstrated that FlixBus was ready to gradually build out a domestic network.
Via turizmus.com, Featured image: Wikimedia Commons/ WrS.tm.pl/Public Domain