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Compare train, bus, and flight for Budapest to Frankfurt am Main
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $59. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 7m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.7kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $59, and a flight costs an average of $27.
Distance: 503 miles (811 km)
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$153 Average price | $293 Average price | $87 Average price Cheapest |
9h 38m Average total duration 9h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 7m Average total duration Fastest 3h 7m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 15h 50m Average total duration 15h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 2.4 - 4.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.8 - 2.0kg CO2 emissions |
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How to get from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:
A flight is $32 (€25) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $59 (€47).
A flight is $47 (€37) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $74 (€59).
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 56m.
Bus takes on average 13h 15m.
- Around 50 flights per day.
- Around 38 buses per day.
- Around 15 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Budapest Keleti and arrive in Frankfurt South station.
- Buses mostly depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, EuroNight, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB, Hungarian Railways (MÁV), ÖBB | Railjet to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa, KM Malta Airlines, Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, KLM, Condor, Air France, Lufthansa Cityline, Brussels Airlines, Air Baltic, SWISS to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Karat-S, Trans Nicolaescu to go to Frankfurt am Main by bus.
- 5 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, KM Malta Airlines, Ryanair.
- 3 direct buses per day with FlixBus, Karat-S, Trans Nicolaescu.
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