--- title: "Budapest to Zalalovo – 5 ways by bus, train, car | Mixroutes" description: "Budapest to Zalalovo is 199 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 14m. Cheapest: bus from Ft2,025. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/budapest-to-zalalovo" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/budapest-to-zalalovo.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Budapest to Zalalovo [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) [Zalalovo to Budapest](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zalalovo-to-budapest) **Fastest:** 3h 14m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** Ft2,025\ by bus\ **Distance:** 199 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 5 ways, Tue 3 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 199 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 3 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 15 min quicker than the train and Ft3,600 cheaper. - [**Bus** best cheapest 3h 15m Ft2,025–13,480 Estimated 4 departures · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - Helyközi busz](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 30m Ft4,070–23,920 Estimated 4 departures · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt.](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) - [**Drive** fastest 3h 14m Ft5,000–6,700 Estimated 251 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) - [**Taxi** 3h 14m Ft33,450–50,150 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) - [**Fly** 7h 8m Ft25,550–43,700 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Croatia BUD → ZAG · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Hungary; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Croatia** · Hungary passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/croatia/entry-requirements) Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:09 → 11:39 3h 30m · direct · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - Helyközi busz 1188 Ft7,390–13,480](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:09 → 15:17 7h 8m · direct Ft25,550–43,700](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 3. [08:16 → 11:46 3h 30m · direct · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. InterCity 354 Ft10,960–23,920](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [08:38 → 12:58 4h 20m · direct · MÁV IC 246 Ft4,070–13,600](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [08:40 → 12:58 4h 18m · 1 change · BKK 5 Ft4,075–13,613](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 6. [08:58 → 12:44 3h 46m · direct · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. gyorsvonat 246 Ft5,720–15,820](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 7. [09:25 → 13:51 4h 26m · 1 change · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - Helyközi busz 1188 Ft2,025–5,390](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 8. [10:09 → 13:39 3h 30m · direct · MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - Helyközi busz 1188 Ft7,390–13,480](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Budapest&to=Zalalovo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t6) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Budapest to Zalalovo? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 14m door to door. The straight-line distance is 199 km. What is the cheapest way from Budapest to Zalalovo? Bus is the cheapest, from Ft2,025. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Budapest to Zalalovo? Yes. Today's timetable shows 3 direct trains, the fastest taking 3h 30m. Fares run Ft4,070–23,920 across classes. How much is the bus from Budapest to Zalalovo? Buses take about 3h 15m and cost Ft2,025–13,480 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Budapest to Zalalovo? About 1h 4m in the air (BUD → ZAG), about 7h 8m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run Ft25,550–43,700; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Zalalovo from Budapest by road? About 251 km, roughly 3h 14m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around Ft5,000–6,700; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - Helyközi busz - BKK Railways - MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. - MÁV Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Zalalovo Place in Zala, Hungary Zalalövő is a town in Zala County, Hungary. [The Zalalovo guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/zalalovo) Worth your time - Salla Museum Archaeological site and exhibition about the Roman age of Zala County. - Salla Community Center Szabadság tér 2, mkk@zalalovo.hu. - Lake Borostyán Lake with beach and sports, fishing possibilities. - Apacstanya Horse Yard Csurgasz, Boncodfölde, apacstanya@gmail.com. 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