There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Budapest by bus, train, car, plane, or night train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N260 / ...
8h 35mFt 15,000–27,000Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Pardubice Main Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain RegioJet RJ 1035 / ...
10h 21mFt 12,972–29,636Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
10h 14mFt 23,307–43,527Drive 666.7 km
- Drive from Dresden to Budapestcar 666.7 km
6h 14mFt 37,109–53,602Fly from Dresden Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DRS - BUD
6h 6mFt 50,037–144,344Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
6h 3mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
5h 48mFt 24,898–65,614Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LEJ - BUD
7h 42mFt 51,625–152,609
Dresden to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Budapest is to bus which costs 15 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs 24 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 14m.
The distance between Dresden and Budapest is 674 km. The road distance is 666.7 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs 15 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft.
The bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar takes 8h 35m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Dresden to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Budapest is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs 15 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 23 000 Ft - 44 000 Ft and takes 10h 14m, you could also fly, which costs 50 000 Ft - 150 000 Ft and takes 6h 6m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar every 4 hours. Tickets cost Ft 15,000–27,000 and the journey takes 8h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Budapest-Nyugati via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi in around 10h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–140,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–140,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–140,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–47,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–41,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–80,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–48,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–160,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–49,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–70,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–80,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–48,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–23,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 25,000–33,000
- Business
- Ft 27,000–31,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–98,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 97,000–98,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 49,000–60,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 13,000–17,000
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- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Pardubice Main Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–24,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Dresden to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Budapest is 667 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Dresden to Budapest.
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