There are 8 ways to get from Hesse to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
4h 45mFt 28,279–66,629Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
12h 40mFt 19,703–105,603Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
11h 9mFt 46,718–119,118Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N965 / ...
17h 20mFt 36,000–55,000Fly Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
6h 40mFt 29,579–86,279Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STR - BUD
6h 57mFt 27,704–82,054Bus via Deák Ferenc tér
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Stationbus
19h 43mFt 22,568–34,568Drive 936.4 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Budapestcar 936.4 km
8h 44mFt 61,347–88,612
Hesse to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hesse to Budapest is to bus via Deák Ferenc tér which costs 22 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Hesse to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs 28 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt central train station station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Hesse to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt Konstablerwache and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Frankfurt, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Hesse and Budapest is 866 km. The road distance is 936.4 km.
The best way to get from Hesse to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 11h 9m and costs 46 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Hesse to Budapest, including transfers.
Hesse to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Hesse to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Hesse to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs 28 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 46 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft and takes 11h 9m, you could also bus, which costs 36 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Hesse, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt Konstablerwache to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Frankfurt, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–75,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–75,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–60,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–60,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–47,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–60,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–55,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–43,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–16,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–34,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–20,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,718
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,646
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–25,000
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–43,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 38,000–43,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 26,000–31,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 15,000–19,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–80,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–34,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–30,000
- Website
- Citylines
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Booking & Getting There
Hesse to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Hesse to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hesse to Budapest is 936 km. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Hesse to Budapest.
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