There are 9 ways to get from Gera to Budapest by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Gera central train station to Dresden central stationbus 082 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N260 / ...
11h 45mFt 25,493–39,605Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Glauchau(Sachs) to Dresden Hbftrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
13h 58mFt 22,318–29,898Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gera central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 082 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
12h 4mFt 29,534–73,969Drive 750.5 km
- Drive from Gera to Budapestcar 750.5 km
7h 8mFt 50,495–72,937Train
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
12h 53mFt 102,577–131,588Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LEJ - BUD
8h 4mFt 134,127–213,888Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
7h 47mFt 99,927–162,088Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
8h 13mFt 45,605–205,163Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
9h 28mFt 109,677–173,388
Gera to Budapest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Budapest is to train and night train which costs 22 000 Ft - 30 000 Ft and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Budapest is to drive which takes 7h 8m and costs 50 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Gera station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Gera central train station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Gera to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Glauchau(Sachs) and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Dresden Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Gera and Budapest is 813 km. The road distance is 750.5 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 11h 45m and costs 25 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Gera to Budapest, including transfers.
Gera to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gera central train station.
Gera to Budapest train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, depart from Gera Hbf station.
The best way to get from Gera to Budapest is to bus which takes 11h 45m and costs 25 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 100 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 12h 53m.
What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Gera central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Dresden central station in around 11h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gera Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu via Leipzig Hbf, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, and Dresden-Neustadt in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–140,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–65,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–43,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–140,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–46,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–55,000
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–30,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 56,322
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Glauchau(Sachs) to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–16,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–15,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–20,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–32,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–15,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,700–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–5,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–26,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,700–7,000
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gera central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–33,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gera central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–7,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Gera to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Gera to Budapest train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Budapest is 751 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Gera to Budapest.
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