How to get to Essen from Budapest

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Travel Information to Essen from Budapest

Distance603 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£25 - £41
Cheapest modeFlight • £25 • 1 h 50 min
Fastest modeFlight • £25 • 1 h 50 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus, 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 options
from Budapest to Essen

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

Our recommendation

bus

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

FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
13:4522h05
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
11:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
£851One-way
1 change

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
23:2020h30
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
19:50Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
£801One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Eurowings EW9785
20:251h50
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
22:15Dusseldorf Airport
£4841One-way
0 changes

Other options

Deutsche BahnRJX 62 · ICE 526 · Bus RE6X
09:4013h46
Budapest Keleti
23:26Essen
£1311One-way
2 changes
Deutsche BahnRJX 62 · ICE 526 · S 1
09:4014h15
Budapest Keleti
23:55Essen Hbf
£1311One-way
2 changes
Deutsche BahnEC 140 · RJX 766 · REX 5908 · RE 4075
08:4012h35
Budapest Keleti
21:15Essen Hbf
£1551One-way
5 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
10:5519h10
Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
06:05Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
£841One-way
1 change
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus+FlixTrainFlixTrain
13:3519h27
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás
09:02Essen Hbf
£851One-way
2 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
11:1518h50
Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás
06:05Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)
£841One-way
1 change
KLMKL1370+German AirwaysKL1805
17:055h05
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
22:10Dusseldorf Airport
£2951One-way
1 change
KLM CityhopperKL1368+German AirwaysKL1805
13:558h15
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
22:10Dusseldorf Airport
£2951One-way
1 change
KLMKL1364+German AirwaysKL1805
12:1010h00
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
22:10Dusseldorf Airport
£2951One-way
1 change

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FAQs: Budapest to Essen

FAQs: Travel to Essen 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 Essen.
FAQs

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.

    Many of our customers travelling from Budapest to Essen don't make Essen their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Frankfurt am Main, either of which you could add to your Budapest and Essen trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Essen to any of these top destinations today!

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