There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Passau by train, bus, rideshare, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbftrain Ice
5h 11m€72–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Budapest to Passau498.9 km
6h 32m€25Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Passau central train stationbus N161 / ...
7h 45m€45–70Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BUD - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
5h 36m€97–317Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Passau Hbftrain 79212 / ...
6h 29m€71–119Train via Vienna #2
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbftrain Ice
6h 40m€66–171Drive 501.2 km
- Drive from Budapest to Passaucar 501.2 km
5h 13m€78–113Fly to Munich International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BUD - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Landshut to Plattlingtrain
- Take the bus from Plattling to Passau Hbfbus
7h 3m€119–331
Budapest to Passau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Passau is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Passau is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Passau central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Passau. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Passau Hbf via Linz/Donau Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
The distance between Budapest and Passau is 534 km. The road distance is 501.2 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Passau without a car is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Budapest to Passau, including transfers.
Budapest to Passau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Passau train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Passau is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €70 and takes 7h 45m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Passau, Germany?
You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Passau Hbf via Linz/Donau Hbf in around 5h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Passau central train station once daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 7h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €15–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €60–90
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbf
- *
- €20–30
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Deli to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Landshut(Bay)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Landshut to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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 Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 8191 940270
- info@deumobil.com
- Website
- deu.mobil GmbH
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- deu.mobil GmbH
- ersatzverkehr@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- DB SEV GmbH
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DB SEV GmbH
- Phone
- +49 89 551 86 555
- auskunft@rvo-bus.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Plattling to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Budapest to Passau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Budapest to Passau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Passau central train station.
Budapest to Passau train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Linz/Donau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Passau is 501 km. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Budapest to Passau.
Book your Budapest to Passau train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Budapest to Passau bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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