There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to Budapest by plane, bus, train, 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 from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LEJ - BUD
5h 49mFt 43,582–118,268Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N66 / ...
11h 15mFt 20,000–35,000Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
11h 31mFt 20,409–44,076Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
12h 32mFt 20,657–35,715Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
5h 47mFt 23,153–77,189Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DRS - BUD
8hFt 58,599–150,926Train via Děčín
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
12h 27mFt 40,557–76,715Drive 771.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Budapestcar 771.4 km
7h 7mFt 41,289–59,639
Leipzig to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to bus which costs 20 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs 23 000 Ft - 80 000 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 pu via Dresden-Neustadt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
The distance between Leipzig and Budapest is 710 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 20 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 49m 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 5h 49m and costs 43 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 20 000 Ft - 35 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m, you could also train, which costs 20 000 Ft - 45 000 Ft and takes 11h 31m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 20,000–35,000 and the journey takes 11h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–110,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- 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 Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–130,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–210,000
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
- 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–41,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–170,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–27,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–16,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–10,000
- 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 29,000–46,000
- 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 Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
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 Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Budapest is 771 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Leipzig to Budapest.
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