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How to get fromCologne to Balaton Soundby car, car train, bus, night train, train or plane

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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Balaton Sound by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Balaton Soundcar
    10h 51m
    Ft 65,168–408,131

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeDTM - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    8h 42m
    Ft 31,263–94,295

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Győr bus stationbusN161
    2. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus1592
    22h 20m

  4. Night train, train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to GyoertrainEc
    3. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus
    16h 35m

  5. Drive 1,120.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Balaton Soundcar1,120.1 km
    11h 4m
    Ft 64,343–92,940

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhoftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldtrainEc
    5. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to ZamarditrainIc / ...
    14h 21m
    Ft 37,436–117,388

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    2. Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Gyoer Train Stationtrain
    3. Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus
    18h 44m

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeDUS - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    7h 48m
    Ft 33,136–97,280

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeFRA - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    7h 37m
    Ft 45,924–113,096

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeCGN - VIE
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    9h 13m
    Ft 31,746–106,159

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz (GRZ)planeDUS - GRZ
    3. Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus
    10h 24m
    Ft 55,296–175,630

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeDUS - VIE
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    9h 50m
    Ft 39,616–129,710

  13. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeFRA - ZAG
    3. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain
    10h 56m
    Ft 51,604–121,726

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights

Calendar69Weekly Planes
Duration3h 31mAverage Duration
TicketFt 24,931Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Balaton Sound, Hungary?

You can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Balaton Sound via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Győr bus station, Győr, autóbusz-állomás, and Zamárdi, Csap utca in around 22h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Balaton Sound via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 14h 21m.

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