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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 10 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 65,190–418,163

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly, 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 32m
    Ft 31,444–104,446

  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
    17h 14m

  5. Drive 1,120.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Balaton Soundcar1,120.1 km
    11h 4m
    Ft 65,011–93,905

  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 Budapest-KelenfoeldtrainRjx
    4. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to ZamarditrainIc / ...
    14h 30m
    Ft 58,051–133,993

  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 53m

  8. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeCGN - BUD
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
    6h 57m
    Ft 33,410–83,839

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, 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 55m
    Ft 35,946–103,413

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly, 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 34m
    Ft 47,133–118,431

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration3h 29mAverage Duration
TicketFt 23,899Cheapest 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, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 14h 30m.

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