There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Basel by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadttrain Re
12h 41m€150–346Fly 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, Bahnhof to Hammtrain
- 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 20m€73–242Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus 1925
26h 4m€94–143Drive 1,083.9 km
- Drive from Budapest to Baselcar 1,083.9 km
10h 24m€162–234Fly 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
9h 3m€99–234Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain 41
14h 28m€124–286Train #2
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhoftrain 51
17h 33m€192–261Drive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Baselcar
10h 51m€207–959Fly 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
11h 36m€113–343Fly 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 24m€135–361Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oeldetrain
11h 14m€113–315Fly 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 to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oeldetrain
12h 18m€106–284
Budapest to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Basel is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Basel is to fly and train and line 473 bus and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs €70 - €250.
The distance between Budapest and Basel is 1186 km. The road distance is 1083.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 41m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Budapest to Basel, including transfers.
The best way to get from Budapest to Basel is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 41m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 26h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €350 and takes 11h 36m.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Basel is 1084 km. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Budapest to Basel.
There are 582+ hotels available in Basel.
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 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bielefeld Brackwede train station once a week. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 22h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- 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
- €60–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Holzwickede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Lippstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €380–430
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Holzwickede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Oelde
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Holzwickede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €8–14
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–35
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Holzwickede, Bahnhof to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 800 3 / 50 40 30
- Website
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Oelde, Bahnhof to Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
Bus from Sünninghausen, Dorfplatz to Wadersloh, Bücker
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- rvm-online.de
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