Kecskemét: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Kecskemét is a city of 109,847 people in Hungary (Bács-Kiskun), 120 m (394 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Kecskemét railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Kecskemét runs from about 8 h 35 min a day in late December to 15 h 57 min in late June (computed for 46.91° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kecskemét is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre, whose 12,162-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Kecskemét: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kecskemét railway station, Katonatelep railway station, Hetényegyháza railway station, Kecskemét alsó railway station. Trains to Kecskemét
Buses to Kecskemét · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 82 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vienna, 288 km (Austria) — flights · tours
- Belgrade, 241 km (Serbia) — flights · trains · tours
- Kraków, 351 km (Poland)
- Sarajevo, 356 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Zagreb, 310 km (Croatia)
- Bratislava, 238 km (Slovakia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Brno, 342 km (Czechia)
- Graz, 323 km (Austria)
- Katowice, 376 km (Poland)
Twin towns and sister cities: Dornbirn, Wadowice, Aomori, Hyvinkää, Rüsselsheim am Main, Coventry, Târgu Mureș, Tekirdağ, Simferopol, Berehove, Arcueil, Nahariya, Viborg, Großenhain.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kecskemét?
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre.
How big is Kecskemét?
About 109,847 people live in Kecskemét, across 32,257 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kecskemét in?
Europe/Budapest, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Kecskemét?
The Forint (HUF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kecskemét?
Budapest (82 km), Vienna (288 km), Belgrade (241 km), Kraków (351 km), Sarajevo (356 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.