There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Budapest by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LEJ - BUD
6h 43mFt 52,317–116,359Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Brno Bus Station ZvonarkaUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3731 / ...
- Take the train from Brno Main Train Station to Budapest-KelenföldRegioJet RJ 1035 / ...
11h 20mFt 13,412–21,516Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN66 / ...
11h 15mFt 16,000–43,000Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží27 / ...
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatiEc
12h 22mFt 28,893–89,800Drive 771.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Budapest771.4 km
7h 5mFt 44,467–64,230Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BER - BUD
5h 49mFt 19,341–83,065Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DRS - BUD
8h 14mFt 66,093–169,878Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)NUE - BUD
6h 21mFt 30,633–118,970Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)LEJ - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
7h 5mFt 45,817–134,559Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)PRG - BUD
8h 56mFt 30,865–94,772
Leipzig to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to bus and train which costs 13 000 Ft - 22 000 Ft and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs 19 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Decin Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 22m.
The distance between Leipzig and Budapest is 709 km. The road distance is 771.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 11h 15m and costs 16 000 Ft - 43 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Leipzig to Budapest, including transfers.
Leipzig to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs 50 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 16 000 Ft - 43 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m, you could also train, which costs 28 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 12h 22m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 16,000–43,000 and the journey takes 11h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–140,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- 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 Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–150,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–150,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–150,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–44,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–70,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–50,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–140,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–49,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–240,000
- Website
- condor.com
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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 41,000–160,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–36,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- 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 Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–14,000
- 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 17,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 26,000–34,000
- Business
- Ft 28,000–32,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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 7,000–22,000
- 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/
Train from Brno Main Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- 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 Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–5,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,800
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Brno Bus Station Zvonarka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Leipzig to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Leipzig to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Budapest is 771 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Leipzig to Budapest.
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