There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Budapest by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)FRA - BUD
4h 33mFt 33,313–81,058Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Budapest-Kelenföld260 / ...
12h 10mFt 15,000–40,000Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatiEc
13h 1mFt 27,042–99,075Night train, train
- Take the night train from Berlin-Lichtenberg to SturovoEn
- Take the train from Sturovo to Budapest-NyugatiEc
14h 30mFt 17,999–26,830Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)STR - BUD
4h 37mFt 17,571–66,414Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BER - BUD
4h 44mFt 15,746–53,855Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)MUC - BUD
4h 33mFt 38,375–87,528Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DUS - BUD
5hFt 31,879–76,782Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DTM - BUD
4h 52mFt 22,374–75,264Night train, train via Vienna
- Take the night train from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
15h 20mFt 28,249–136,780Drive 853.8 km
- Drive from Berlin to Budapest853.8 km
8hFt 49,390–71,341
Germany to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Budapest is to night train and train which costs 18 000 Ft - 27 000 Ft and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs 33 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Budapest. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Berlin Hbf and Decin Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 1m.
The distance between Germany and Budapest is 865 km. The road distance is 853.8 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 12h 10m and costs 15 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Germany to Budapest, including transfers.
Germany to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Germany to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs 33 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 15 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft and takes 12h 10m, you could also train, which costs 27 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 13h 1m.
What companies run services between Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Budapest-Kelenföld twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 15,000–40,000 and the journey takes 12h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–80,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–120,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–80,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- 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 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–46,000
- Website
- austrian.com
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
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–70,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–110,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–55,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–49,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–70,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–70,000
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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–44,000
- 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
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–80,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–28,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–31,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 58,000–62,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Sturovo to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–12,000
- 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 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
- 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 17,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 26,000–35,000
- Business
- Ft 28,000–32,000
Train from Sturovo to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–4,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 1,900–2,700
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,000–4,000
- Business
- Ft 3,300–3,400
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Sturovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–18,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Sturovo to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,400–2,700
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Sturovo to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,700–3,900
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,300–5,500
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–105,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 101,000–105,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 55,000–70,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 24,000–31,000
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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 Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–23,000
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest-Kelenföld station.
Germany to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Budapest is 854 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Germany to Budapest.
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