There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
4h 26mFt 25,431–77,152Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
4h 58mFt 12,503–50,973Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
12h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Budapest-Kelenföldbus 260 / ...
12h 10mFt 22,000–37,000Night train
- Take the night train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
15h 13mFt 15,081–19,071Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STR - BUD
4h 30mFt 13,836–57,723Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MUC - BUD
4h 31mFt 34,123–79,536Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
4h 52mFt 26,749–67,483Fly from Dortmund Airport
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DTM - BUD
4h 45mFt 16,767–51,601Train via Děčín
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
13h 1mFt 46,247–85,078Drive 853.8 km
- Drive from Berlin to Budapestcar 853.8 km
8h 3mFt 45,510–65,736
Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Budapest is to night train which costs 15 000 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 25 000 Ft - 80 000 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 pu via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
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 train which takes 12h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 26m 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 Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs 25 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 12h 5m, you could also bus, which costs 22 000 Ft - 37 000 Ft and takes 12h 10m.
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) hourly. Alternatively, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. operates a train from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu twice daily, and the journey takes 11h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–90,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–130,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–120,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–75,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–120,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–100,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–75,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–55,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–65,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–65,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–47,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–42,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–47,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–46,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–130,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–90,000
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–18,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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 16,000–38,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–28,000
- 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 30,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–37,000
- 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 Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., arrive at Budapest-Nyugati pu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Budapest is 854 km. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Germany to Budapest.
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