There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Budapest by plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)CGN - BUD
4h 32mFt 29,278–76,131Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DTM - BUD
6h 7mFt 28,372–86,807Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budapest
11h 43mFt 71,175–427,142Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN161 / ...
18h 23mFt 34,596–54,344Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
13h 47mFt 32,508–128,443Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DUS - BUD
5h 8mFt 32,167–95,019Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)FRA - BUD
5h 9mFt 40,314–111,055Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
12h 16mFt 32,155–183,744Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Budapest Nepliget Bus StationCitylines 64
19h 33mFt 31,221–68,763Drive 1,117.6 km
- Drive from Cologne to Budapest1,117.6 km
10h 26mFt 64,423–93,055
Cologne to Budapest by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Budapest is to bus which costs 34 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs 29 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Clark Ádám tér via Wien Hbf and Kelenföld vasútállomás M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Cologne and Budapest is 992 km. The road distance is 1117.6 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 18h 23m and costs 34 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Cologne to Budapest, including transfers.
Cologne to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs 29 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 34 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 18h 23m, you could also train, which costs 32 000 Ft - 190 000 Ft and takes 12h 16m.
Cologne to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Budapest is 1118 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from Cologne to Budapest.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 33,000–46,000 and the journey takes 17h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–46,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–46,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–80,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–80,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–70,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–70,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–380,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- Ft 100,000–220,000
- Car Compartment
- Ft 210,000–380,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–106,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 101,000–106,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–70,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 28,000–35,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 10,000–15,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 17,000–27,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–29,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–29,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Ft 10,000–14,000
- Comfort
- Ft 10,000–14,000
- Premium
- Ft 17,000–22,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 10,000–16,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 20,000–34,000
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 33,000–50,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 70,000–120,000
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 22,000–37,000
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–20,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 5,000–7,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–8,500
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Budapest Nepliget Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–32,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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