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Compare coach, train and flight for Budapest to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £45. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 27m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 0.9kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £45, and a flight costs an average of £52.
Distance: 956 km
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£111 Average Price | £297 Average Price | £70 Average Price Cheapest |
13h 34m Average total duration 13h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 27m Average total duration Fastest 2h 27m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 18h 39m Average total duration 18h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 2.9 - 5.7kg CO2 emissions | 1.0 - 2.4kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Cologne from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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LH1677 · LH1984Other options
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FR 8385 · FR 2507LH1683+
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FAQs: Budapest to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Cologne:
A flight is £5 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £48.
A flight is £23 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £66.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 34m.
Coach takes on average 15h 35m.
- Around 22 coaches per day.
- Around 12 trains per day.
- Around 5 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Cologne as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Budapest Keleti and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus, Karat-S to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with Eurowings , Wizz Air, Lufthansa, TUIfly, Ryanair, Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti, Air Baltic to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE to go to Cologne by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 0 direct flights per day with Eurowings , Smartwings.
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