There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Pécs by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DUS - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Pecs
8h 46mFt 37,360–97,784Fly Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DTM - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Pecs
9h 39mFt 29,026–101,585Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to PecsIc
16h 36mFt 42,083–130,105Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN161 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Pécs, autóbusz-állomás1135 / ...
23h 40mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to GyoerEc
- Take the train from Gyoer to PecsIr
21h 34mFt 41,675–126,739Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)FRA - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Pecs
9h 46mFt 46,929–115,918Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)DUS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Pecs
10h 48mFt 40,840–135,214Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)FRA - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Gyekenyes
- Take the train from Gyekenyes to Pecs
12h 12mFt 51,309–121,148Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund HbfS2
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to GyekenyesIc
- Take the train from Gyekenyes to PecsIr / ...
29h 44mDrive 1,260.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Pécs1,260.3 km
12h 19mFt 72,687–104,992Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pécs
12h 4mFt 66,812–421,617
Essen to Pécs by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Pécs is to fly and train which costs 29 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Pécs is to fly and train which takes 8h 46m and costs 37 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Pécs. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Pécs, autóbusz-állomás via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Pécs. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Pecs via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 36m.
The distance between Essen and Pécs is 1283 km. The road distance is 1260.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Pécs without a car is to train which takes 16h 36m and costs 42 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Essen to Pécs, including transfers.
Essen to Pécs bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Pécs train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Pécs is to train which takes 16h 36m and costs 42 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 40m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Pécs, Hungary?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Pecs via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Kelenfoeld in around 16h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Pécs, autóbusz-állomás via Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar in around 23h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–46,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 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 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–80,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–130,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
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
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
- Website
- swiss.com
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
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–75,000
- 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
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Pecs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–4,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Gyoer to Pecs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–6,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Gyekenyes to Pecs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–39,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–39,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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 Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
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 Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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 Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 32,000–40,000
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Gyekenyes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–3,200
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Budapest, Népliget autóbusz-pályaudvar to Pécs, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dortmund to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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Essen to Pécs bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Essen to Pécs train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Pécs is 1260 km. It takes approximately 12h 19m to drive from Essen to Pécs.
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