Travel Information between Budapest and Frankfurt am Main
| 503 miles (811 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $30 - $50 | |
| Flight • $30 (€27) • 1 h 45 min | |
| Flight • $30 (€27) • 1 h 45 min | |
| FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 503 miles (811 km) from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main.
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How to get from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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(Budapest -> Prague) · (Prague -> Amsterdam)Fastest
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EC 140+
ICE 90 · ICE 620
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RJ 1032 (Budapest -> Prague)+
ICE 90 · ICE 620
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There are 3 options to travel from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main including taking a train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is a flight with an average price of $30 (€27).
This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:
A flight is $20 (€18) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $50 (€45) from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main.
Taking a flight costs $12 (€11) less than taking a train, which costs on average $42 (€38) for the same trip.
The fastest way from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 45 min.
There are alternative travel options to Frankfurt am Main that take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 13 h 15 min of travel time.
Getting to Frankfurt am Main by train takes 9 h 56 min on average.
Frankfurt am Main is approximately 503 miles (811 km) away from Budapest.
The average frequency per day from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is:
- 38 buses a day.
- 39 flights a day.
- 14 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:
- Most travelers board their bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Frankfurt am Main, Hauptbahnhof.
- Most travelers who purchase a plane ticket from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:
- FlixBus, Karat-S or Trans Nicolaescu can get you to Frankfurt am Main by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with Trans Nicolaescu from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main for $14 (€13) on Omio.
- Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Air France, Ryanair, KLM Cityhopper or SWISS can get you to Frankfurt am Main by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Ryanair from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main for $30 (€27) on Omio.
- Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet or Hungarian Railways (MÁV) can get you to Frankfurt am Main by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main for $42 (€38) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main with the following travel companies:
- You'll find 2 direct buses a day to Frankfurt am Main with FlixBus or Trans Nicolaescu.
- You can find 4 direct flights per day to take to Frankfurt am Main with Lufthansa.
Direct services to Frankfurt am Main 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 trip.
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