There are 11 ways to get from Kassel to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
5h 59mFt 34,208–95,370Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kassel to Hallebus N1360b
- Take the bus from Halle to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N66
15h 53mFt 21,699–33,178Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
11h 31mFt 32,331–121,734Night train, train
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
14h 40mFt 28,343–123,201Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
7h 50mFt 39,670–106,482Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane NUE - BUD
6h 26mFt 32,831–115,234Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STR - BUD
7h 37mFt 33,154–96,813Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DTM - BUD
7h 19mFt 34,086–89,992Train
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Wien Meidlingtrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
14h 31mFt 49,452–164,962Drive 968.6 km
- Drive from Kassel to Budapestcar 968.6 km
9h 11mFt 54,084–78,121Drive, car train
- Drive from Kassel to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
9h 20mFt 71,492–310,599
Kassel to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Budapest is to bus which costs 21 000 Ft - 34 000 Ft and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 34 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Kassel and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Halle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
The distance between Kassel and Budapest is 1054 km. The road distance is 968.6 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Budapest without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 11h 31m and costs 32 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Kassel to Budapest, including transfers.
Kassel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kassel station.
Kassel to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
The best way to get from Kassel to Budapest is to train via Nuremberg which takes 11h 31m and costs 32 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 21 000 Ft - 34 000 Ft and takes 15h 53m.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Budapest-Kelenföld via Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 11h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kassel to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Halle in around 15h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–60,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–42,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–42,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–130,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- 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 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–60,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–60,000
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 16,000–70,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–47,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–65,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–75,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–65,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–32,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–39,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–36,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–24,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 34,000–60,000
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–160,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 45,000–65,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 95,000–160,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–102,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 98,000–102,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 55,000–65,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 24,000–30,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–260,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- Ft 120,000–140,000
- Car Compartment
- Ft 230,000–260,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Halle to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kassel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halle station.
Kassel to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Budapest is 969 km. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Kassel to Budapest.
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