There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Wien Meidlingtrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain Re
13h 1m€222–425Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train, line 473 bus, bus
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane BUD - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oeldetrain
- Take the bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatzbus
- Take the bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bückerbus
8h 4m€68–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bochum central stationbus N965
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Oeldetrain Re
26h 2mDrive 1,084.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Baselcar 1,084.8 km
10h 30m€169–244Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain 51
17h 32m€207–366Drive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to München Ostcar
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Baselcar
12h 44m€211–288Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BUD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain
8h 44mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BUD - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oeldetrain
9h 49mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane BUD - FMO
10h 15m€128–358Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BUD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oeldetrain
10h 12mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VIE - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
10h 49m€147–473Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BUD - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oeldetrain
11h 43m
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Basel is to fly and train and line 473 bus and bus which costs €65 - €240 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Basel is to fly and train and line 473 bus and bus which takes 8h 4m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Basel. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Deli and arriving at Lippstadt via Wien Meidling, Nürnberg Hbf and Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between Budapest and Basel is 1191 km. The road distance is 1084.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basel without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 13h 1m and costs €220 - €430.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Budapest to Basel, including transfers.
Budapest to Basel train services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Budapest-Deli station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basel is to train via Nuremberg which takes 13h 1m and costs €220 - €430. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €360 and takes 10h 15m.
Budapest to Basel train services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Basel is 1085 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Budapest to Basel.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Basel, Germany?
You can take a train from Budapest-Deli to Basel via Wien Meidling, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Lippstadt in around 13h 1m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Deli to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Meidling to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bochum Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Holzwickede to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden-Neustadt
- *
- €100–160
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bochum central station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- info@rvm-online.de
- Website
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bücker
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH
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