Pécs: 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.
Pécs is a city of 145,347 people in Hungary (Baranya), 155 m (509 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Pécs-Pogány International Airport (PEV), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Pécs railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Pécs runs from about 8 h 41 min a day in late December to 15 h 50 min in late June (computed for 46.08° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Pécs is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Pécs-Pogány International Airport (PEV), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 4,922 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Osijek Airport (OSI, 82 km).
Flights to Pécs: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Pécs railway station, Pécs-Külváros railway station, Pécsbánya-Rendező railway station, Mecsekalja-Cserkút railway station. Trains to Pécs
Buses to Pécs · Driving and car hire
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Pécs
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 170 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vienna, 276 km (Austria) — flights · tours
- Belgrade, 225 km (Serbia) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sarajevo, 248 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — trains · tours
- Zagreb, 176 km (Croatia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bratislava, 246 km (Slovakia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Brno, 367 km (Czechia)
- Graz, 240 km (Austria)
- Ljubljana, 287 km (Slovenia) — trains
- Timişoara, 235 km (Romania)
Twin towns and sister cities: Arad, Cluj-Napoca, Fellbach, Graz, Kütahya, Lahti, Dijon, Grenoble, Lyon, Novi Sad, Olomouc, Osijek, Seattle, Sliven.
Common questions
Which airport serves Pécs?
Pécs-Pogány International Airport (PEV), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Pécs?
About 145,347 people live in Pécs, across 16,278 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Pécs in?
Europe/Budapest, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Pécs?
The Forint (HUF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Pécs?
Budapest (170 km), Vienna (276 km), Belgrade (225 km), Sarajevo (248 km), Zagreb (176 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.