Hungary
PolandBudapest to Warsaw shipping route.
872 km by road, about 20 h 42 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Budapest and Warsaw
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
BudapestRoadWarsawTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 872 km (542 mi) |
| Straight line | 545 km |
| Transit time | 20 h 42 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 9 h 42 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Budapest to Warsaw shipping route by road
The road shipping route from Budapest, Hungary to Warsaw, Poland is 872 km (542 miles) on the truck network, heading north. In a straight line the cities are 545 km apart, so the road adds 60%.
Transit time for one driver is about 20 h 42 min, of which 9 h 42 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time.
Road freight on Budapest to Warsaw is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Hungary into Poland, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 749 km and takes about 25 h at freight train speed.
Of 32 road routes from Budapest in this directory, Warsaw is the 6th shortest. Closer destinations: Bucharest (856 km), Munich (658 km) and Lviv (584 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Budapest to Warsaw?
872 km by road (545 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Budapest to Warsaw?
About 20 h 42 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (9 h 42 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Warsaw to Budapest has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Budapest to
Vienna244 km - Budapest to
Prague531 km - Budapest to
Lviv584 km - Budapest to
Munich658 km - Budapest to
Bucharest856 km - Budapest to Poznan876 km
- Poznan to Warsaw318 km
- Lviv to Warsaw396 km
Vilnius to Warsaw512 km- Berlin to Warsaw587 km
- Prague to Warsaw644 km
- Vienna to Warsaw755 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.