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There are 13 ways to get from Budapest to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or car train

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  1. Train via Nuremberg

    best
    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain train Re
    12h 11m
    €233–403

  2. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train, line 473 bus, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane BUD - DTM
    2. Take the train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oeldetrain train
    4. Take the bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bückerbus bus
    7h 57m
    €68–237

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Hanover central bus stationbus bus N66 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhofbus bus Dnipro
    21h 38m
    €130–186

  4. Drive  1,084.7 km

    1. Drive from Budapest to Baselcar car 1,084.7 km
    10h 30m
    €201–289

  5. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BUD - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain train
    8h 25m

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden-Neustadttrain train Rj
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain train 51
    17h 32m
    €197–336

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bochum central stationbus bus N965
    2. Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Oeldetrain train Re
    25h 46m

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Budapest to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Baselcar car
    13h 33m
    €233–325

  9. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BUD - FMO
    11h 10m
    €128–428

  10. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BUD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oeldetrain train
    9h 54m

  11. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BUD - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oeldetrain train
    11h 17m

  12. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane VIE - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    10h 36m
    €177–447

  13. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BUD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Oeldetrain train
    11h 5m

Budapest to Basel by train and bus

Calendar11Weekly Services
Duration17h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€197Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,186.5 km
  • Duration: 12h 11m

What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Basel, Germany?

You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Basel via Wien Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Lippstadt in around 12h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Wadersloh, Bücker via Hanover central bus station, Hannover Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Oelde, Bahnhof, Oelde, Bahnhof, and Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz in around 21h 38m.

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