There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to Hockenheim by plane, train, bus, night train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Budapest to Frankfurt, train
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)
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Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
Cheapest option
Bus
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Take the bus from Budapest Kelenföld bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
7 alternative options
Fly Budapest to Stuttgart, train
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to Stuttgart (STR)
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Take the train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
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Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hockenheim, Bahnhof
Fly Budapest to Basel, train
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to Basel (BSL)
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Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
Train to Vienna, fly to Stuttgart, train
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Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
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Fly from Vienna (VIE) to Stuttgart (STR)
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Take the train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
Train
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Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf
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Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
Bus via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
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Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget to Mannheim Central Bus Station
Night train, train
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Take the night train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Stuttgart Hbf
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Take the train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
Drive
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Drive from Budapest to Hockenheim
Budapest to Hockenheim by train
The train journey time between Budapest and Hockenheim is around 10h 20m and covers a distance of around 1069 km. This includes an average layover time of around 40 min. Operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, ÖBB EuroCity and others, the Budapest to Hockenheim train service departs from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arrives in Hockenheim, Bahnhof. Typically 35 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Budapest to Hockenheim is to bus, which costs 18 000 Ft - 23 000 Ft and takes 17h 42m.
The quickest way to get from Budapest to Hockenheim is to fly and train which costs 43 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft and takes 5h 52m.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest station to Hockenheim. However, there are services departing from Budapest Kelenföld bus station and arriving at Hockenheim, Überführungstraße via Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Hockenheim. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Hockenheim, Bahnhof via München Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Budapest and Hockenheim is 800 km. The road distance is 949.9 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Hockenheim without a car is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs 29 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Budapest to Hockenheim, including transfers.
Budapest to Hockenheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Kelenföld bus station.
Budapest to Hockenheim train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Hockenheim is to train which takes 10h 20m and costs 29 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 18 000 Ft - 23 000 Ft and takes 17h 42m.

- Distance: 799.6 km
- Duration: 5h 52m
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Hockenheim, Germany?
You can take a train from Budapest to Hockenheim via München Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest Kelenföld bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint once daily. Tickets cost €45 - €60 and the journey takes 16h 9m.

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €600
Flights from Budapest to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €600
Flights from Budapest to Stuttgart via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650
Flights from Budapest to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650
Flights from Budapest to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €410
Flights from Budapest to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €410
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €490
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €490
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €480

- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Stuttgart via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €470
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €410

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €750
Flights from Budapest to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €750
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €490

- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €340
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €280

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €270

- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €260

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21 - €29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60 - €90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn

- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity

- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23 - €35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21 - €30
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity

- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Abellio
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Abellio

- Phone
- 07821/9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Sweg
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Sweg

Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hockenheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4 - €7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional

- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €13
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31 - €37
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu

- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5 - €17
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- €5 - €7
- 1st Class
- €15 - €17

- Website
- bahn.com
Night train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75 - €110
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de

- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Stuttgart central station to Heidelberg central station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7 - €9
- Website
- Flixtrain

- Phone
- +385 1 3782 583
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5 - €8
- Website
- Croatian Railways (HŽPP)
- Book at
- Croatia Rail Pass

Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17 - €26
- Website
- Railjet

One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Budapest Kelenföld bus station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45 - €60
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +359 2 8120810
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest Nepliget to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €80
- Website
- Karat-S
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Budapest Airport to Frankfurt Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 45m.
Budapest to Hockenheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint station.
Budapest to Hockenheim train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Hockenheim is 950 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Budapest to Hockenheim.
Swiss and Lufthansa offer flights from Budapest Airport to Frankfurt Airport.
Book your Budapest to Hockenheim train tickets online with Omio.
There are 164+ hotels available in Hockenheim. Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from Budapest to Budapest Airport is to bus which takes 31 min and costs 900 Ft.