Ukraine
HungaryKyiv to Budapest shipping route.
1,140 km by road, about 26 h 36 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Kyiv and Budapest
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
KyivRoadBudapestTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,140 km (709 mi) |
| Straight line | 899 km |
| Transit time | 26 h 36 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 15 h 36 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Kyiv to Budapest shipping route by road
Kyiv to Budapest by road: 1,140 km of driving distance, west from Ukraine to Hungary. The straight line is 899 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 26 h 36 min, of which 15 h 36 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 almost in half.
Road freight on Kyiv to Budapest 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 Ukraine into Hungary, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, plus export and import declarations at the border.
Of 29 road routes from Kyiv in this directory, Budapest is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations: Poznan (1,083 km), Bucharest (1,056 km) and Warsaw (779 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Kyiv to Budapest?
1,140 km by road (899 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Kyiv to Budapest?
About 26 h 36 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (15 h 36 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Budapest to Kyiv has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Kyiv to Lviv561 km
- Kyiv to
Warsaw779 km - Kyiv to
Bucharest1,056 km - Kyiv to Poznan1,083 km
- Kyiv to
Vilnius1,217 km - Kyiv to
Berlin1,340 km 
Vienna to Budapest244 km
Prague to Budapest531 km- Lviv to Budapest584 km
- Munich to Budapest658 km
- Bucharest to Budapest856 km
- Warsaw to Budapest872 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.