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
6h 4mFt 47,770–118,430Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
12h 32mFt 20,758–45,890Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N66 / ...
11h 15mFt 24,000–41,000Train
- 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 21,758–55,890Train 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
6h 1mFt 25,817–104,014Train 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
8h 8mFt 58,968–151,890Train via Prague
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
12h 15mDrive 771.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Budapestcar 771.4 km
7h 7mFt 42,648–61,602
Leipzig to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to train and night train which costs 20 000 Ft - 46 000 Ft and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs 25 000 Ft - 110 000 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 24 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 4m 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 4m and costs 47 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 24 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft and takes 11h 15m, you could also train, which costs 21 000 Ft - 60 000 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 24,000–41,000 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 55,000–210,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–110,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–110,000
- 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 44,000–80,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–49,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–48,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–380,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–65,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–150,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–30,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–30,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–43,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–30,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 14,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–16,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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 24,000–41,000
- 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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