There are 8 ways to get from Elmshorn to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, or car
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Elmshorn to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HAM - BUD
5h 39mFt 30,180–83,827Train
cheapest- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
14h 22mFt 24,630–51,677Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1926 / ...
17h 33mFt 39,630–71,677Train, night train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
15h 56mFt 35,630–66,677Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HAJ - BUD
9h 5mFt 57,073–145,051Fly Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HAM - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
8h 19mFt 33,630–135,477Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg-Altona to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
17h 2mFt 69,252–92,253Drive 1,150.5 km
- Drive from Elmshorn to Budapestcar 1,150.5 km
11h 3mFt 78,619–113,561
Elmshorn to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Elmshorn to Budapest is to train which costs 24 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Elmshorn to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs 30 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Elmshorn to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Elmshorn to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati pu via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
The distance between Elmshorn and Budapest is 1013 km. The road distance is 1150.5 km.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 14h 22m and costs 24 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Elmshorn to Budapest, including transfers.
Elmshorn to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Elmshorn to Budapest train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Budapest is to train which takes 14h 22m and costs 24 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 39 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 17h 33m.
What companies run services between Elmshorn, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu 5 times a week. Tickets cost Ft 22,000–40,000 and the journey takes 12h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 37,000–60,000 and the journey takes 16h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–160,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–160,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–130,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–100,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–85,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–85,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–95,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–95,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–140,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–110,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–140,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elmshorn to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–12,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–40,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–36,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–23,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–19,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–22,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,665
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg-Altona to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–44,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–60,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Elmshorn to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Elmshorn to Budapest train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati pu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elmshorn to Budapest is 1151 km. It takes approximately 11h 3m to drive from Elmshorn to Budapest.
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