Travel Information to Essen from Budapest
| 603 miles | |
| Train, coach or flight | |
| £25 - £41 | |
| Flight • £25 • 1 h 50 min | |
| Flight • £25 • 1 h 50 min | |
| FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 603 miles by train, coach or flight from Budapest to Essen. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Budapest to Essen.
Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Essen
How to get to Essen from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Essen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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RJX 62 · ICE 526 · Bus RE6X
RJX 62 · ICE 526 · S 1
EC 140 · RJX 766 · REX 5908 · RE 4075
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FlixBus · FlixBus
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FAQs: Budapest to Essen

There are 3 travel options from Budapest to Essen: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Budapest to Essen is a flight with an average price of £25.
This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Essen:
Taking a flight costs £16 less than taking a coach, which costs on average £41 for the same trip.
Taking a flight costs £9 less than taking a train, which costs on average £33 for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Essen from Budapest is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 50 min.
Other travel options to Essen take longer:
Coach takes 17 h 3 min on average.
Taking a train requires on average 12 h 22 min of travel time.
The Budapest to Essen distance is approximately 603 miles.
The average frequency per day from Budapest to Essen is:
- 26 coaches per day.
- 33 flights per day.
- Around 23 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Budapest to Essen as scheduled services by train, coach 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 Essen:
The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Essen:
- Travel with FlixBus or Karat-S to go to Essen by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Budapest to Essen tickets on Omio for £41.
- Travel with Eurowings, Wizz Air, Air Baltic or Lufthansa to go to Essen by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Wizz Air Budapest to Essen tickets on Omio for £25.
- Deutsche Bahn, Regiojet or ÖBB | Railjet can get you to Essen by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Budapest to Essen for £33 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Budapest to Essen with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct coach to Essen with FlixBus with 1 direct coach per day.
- You can find 2 direct flights per day to Essen with.
Direct services to Essen tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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