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Compare train, coach and flight for Budapest to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £71 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 52m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.3 - 0.9kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £71, while a flight costs an average of £340.
Distance: 956 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Coach | Driving |
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£340 Average Price | £140 Average Price | £71 Average Price Cheapest | £184 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 52m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 12h 17m Average total duration 11h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 51m Average total duration 17h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 35m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.9 - 5.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.0 - 2.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Cologne:
A coach is £68 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £140.
A coach is £268 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £340.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 17m.
Coach takes on average 17h 51m.
You'll arrive about 8h 43m sooner (2h 52m by flight vs 11h 35m by car). Tickets start at around £340 compared to roughly £184 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Cologne
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.
- FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain23:3522h20Budapest, Mexikói Út M21:55Cologne Hbf£491One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus+FlixTrain23:3522h20Budapest, Mexikói Út M21:55Cologne Hbf£491One-way2 changes
Fastest
EW78915:301h50Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport17:20Cologne Bonn Airport£1251One-way0 changes
Other options
- R 4620 · EC 342 · RJX 262 · ICE 5645:4012h00Budapest-Deli17:40Cologne Hbf£721One-way5 changes
- EC 342 · RJX 262 · ICE 564 · ICE 2165:3012h10Budapest Keleti17:40Cologne Hbf£721One-way4 changes
- R 4620 · EC 342 · RJX 262 · ICE 5165:4012h25Budapest-Deli18:05Cologne Hbf£721One-way3 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus21:3023h05Budapest, Keleti Vasútállomás (Kerepesi út)20:35Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£491One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:3517h00Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás3:35Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£501One-way1 change
- FlixBus+FlixTrain18:5018h51Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás13:41Cologne Hbf£501One-way1 change
FR 8385 · FR 25079:1513h10Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport22:25Cologne Bonn Airport£2931One-way1 change
OS636 · OS24915:104h45Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport19:55Cologne Bonn Airport£3061One-way1 change- LH1677 · LH198213:204h00Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport17:20Cologne Bonn Airport£3081One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Cologne:
A coach is £68 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £140.
A coach is £268 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Cologne costing on average £340.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 17m.
Coach takes on average 17h 51m.
- Around 20 coaches per day.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 7 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach 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 (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Smartwings, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Helvetic Airways, British Airways, Ryanair, Edelweiss Air to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), EuroNight, Deutsche Bahn to go to Cologne by train.
- 0 direct flights per day with Smartwings.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Infobus.
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