How to get to Cologne from Budapest

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Travel Information from Budapest to Cologne

Distance593 miles
Available travel modesCoach, train or flight
Ticket price range£35 - £67
Cheapest modeTrain • £35 • 11 h 34 min
Fastest modeFlight • £67 • 1 h 50 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn

Travel 593 miles by coach, train or flight from Budapest to Cologne. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Budapest to Cologne.

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from Budapest to Cologne

How to get to Cologne from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Budapest to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Regiojet(Budapest -> Prague) · (Prague -> Amsterdam)
10:5021h15
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
08:05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)
£551One-way
1 change

Cheapest

Regiojet(Budapest -> Prague) · (Prague -> Amsterdam)
10:5021h15
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
08:05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)
£551One-way
1 change

Fastest

LufthansaLH1677 · LH1984
13:203h50
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
17:10Cologne Bonn Airport
£3521One-way
1 change

Other options

Deutsche BahnEC 140 · RJX 766 · REX 5908 · RE 4075
08:4011h47
Budapest Keleti
20:27Cologne Messe/Deutz
£731One-way
5 changes
Deutsche BahnRJX 62 · ICE 90 · ICE 528
09:4011h34
Budapest Keleti
21:14Cologne Messe/Deutz
£931One-way
2 changes
Deutsche BahnEC 140 · RJX 766 · REX 5908 · RE 4075
08:4013h26
Budapest Keleti
22:06Cologne Hbf
£1141One-way
5 changes
Regiojet(Budapest -> Prague) · (Prague -> Amsterdam)
11:1520h50
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás
08:05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)
£551One-way
1 change
FlixBusFlixBus
23:2018h05
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
17:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£701One-way
0 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
23:2018h05
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás
17:25Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen)
£661One-way
1 change
LufthansaLH1683+Lufthansa CitylineLH1978
07:554h55
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
12:50Cologne Bonn Airport
£2971One-way
1 change
Tasman Australia AirlinesOS632+Eurowings OS8917
11:0011h00
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
22:00Cologne Bonn Airport
£3251One-way
1 change
LufthansaLH1677 · LH1986
13:205h35
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
18:55Cologne Bonn Airport
£3521One-way
1 change

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FAQs: Budapest to Cologne

Travel to Cologne easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Budapest to Cologne.

FAQs

You can get from Budapest to Cologne 3 different ways: coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Cologne from Budapest is by taking a train, which costs on average £35.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Budapest to Cologne:

A train is £11 less than a coach for this journey with tickets for a coach from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £46.

Taking a train costs £32 less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of £67.

The fastest way to get to Cologne from Budapest is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 50 min.

Other travel options to Cologne take longer:

Coach takes on average 15 h 35 min.

Train takes on average 11 h 34 min.

You should expect to travel around 593 miles from Budapest to Cologne.

The average frequency per day from Budapest to Cologne is:

  • 24 coaches a day.
  • Around 8 flights per day.
  • Around 10 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Budapest to Cologne as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Budapest to Cologne:

  • Most travellers board their plane from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Cologne:

  • Travel with FlixBus to go to Cologne by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Budapest to Cologne tickets on Omio for £47.
  • Eurowings, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, TUIfly, Smartwings, Austrian Airlines or Lufthansa Cityline (2) can get you to Cologne by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Eurowings from Budapest to Cologne for £67 on Omio.
  • Travel with Deutsche Bahn for trains to Cologne. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Deutsche Bahn Budapest to Cologne tickets on Omio for £35.

Yes, there are direct services available from Budapest to Cologne with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coach available with FlixBus 1 direct coach per day.
  • Direct flights with with 1 direct flight per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Cologne as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Cologne from Budapest.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Budapest to Cologne often extend their holiday and travel to other popular destinations like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels or Frankfurt am Main. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Budapest and Cologne itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Cologne and any of these top destinations today!

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