There are 7 ways to get from Passau to Budapest by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
5h 35mFt 16,052–60,349Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Passau to Budapest498.5 km
5h 40mFt 7,500–13,000Bus
- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Budapest Déli train stationbus N161
7h 15mFt 16,000–25,000Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Passau Hbf to Breclavnighttrain En
- Take the train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
8h 23mFt 25,593–55,498Drive 501.4 km
- Drive from Passau to Budapestcar 501.4 km
5h 15mFt 33,836–48,873Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
6h 12mFt 37,802–111,199Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MUC - BUD
6h 48mFt 38,581–102,165
Passau to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Budapest is to rideshare which costs 7 500 Ft - 13 000 Ft and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Budapest is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs 33 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Passau central train station station and arriving at Budapest Déli train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Passau to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Linz/Donau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Passau and Budapest is 534 km. The road distance is 501.4 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs 16 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Passau to Budapest, including transfers.
Passau to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Passau central train station.
Passau to Budapest train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Passau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Passau to Budapest is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs 16 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 16 000 Ft - 25 000 Ft and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Passau Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Linz/Donau Hbf and Wien Hbf in around 5h 35m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Passau central train station to Budapest Déli train station once daily. Tickets cost Ft 16,000–25,000 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–85,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–44,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–85,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–12,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–12,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–7,500
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–14,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–7,500
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–15,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 11,000–17,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- Ft 11,000–18,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,166
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,583
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,282
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–22,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–24,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Passau Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Passau central train station to Budapest Déli train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Passau to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Passau to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Déli train station.
Passau to Budapest train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Linz/Donau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Passau to Budapest is 501 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Passau to Budapest.
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