There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Budapest by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LEJ - BUD
6h 18mFt 44,197–138,961Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N66 / ...
11h 15mFt 19,000–33,000Train via Passau
- Take the train from Leipzig 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
10h 44mFt 51,678–105,258Drive 771.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Budapestcar 771.4 km
7h 7mFt 42,901–61,968Train 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 48mFt 27,503–73,800Train 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
7h 18mFt 57,021–157,679Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane NUE - BUD
6h 38mFt 41,183–114,524Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
12h 22mFt 30,438–57,428Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
13h 20mFt 22,842–39,569
Leipzig to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to bus which costs 19 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs 27 000 Ft - 75 000 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-Kelenföld via Passau Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
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 train via Passau which takes 10h 44m and costs 50 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 18m 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 18m and costs 44 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train via Passau, which costs 50 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft and takes 10h 44m, you could also bus, which costs 19 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air Algérie fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Budapest-Kelenföld via Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 10h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–140,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–140,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–140,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–95,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–41,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–70,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–48,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–48,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–48,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–80,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–160,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–35,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–14,000
- 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 9,500–10,500
- 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 20,000–29,000
- 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
- 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
- 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 4,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–18,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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 Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- 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 16,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–23,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 25,000–33,000
- Business
- Ft 27,000–31,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–98,500
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 97,500–98,500
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 50,000–60,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 16,000–21,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
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 19,000–33,000
- 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 Passau Hbf 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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