Travel Information between Budapest and Hamburg
| 575 miles (927 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $42 - $73 | |
| Train • $42 (€38) • 12 h 15 min | |
| Flight • $73 (€66) • 1 h 50 min | |
| FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 575 miles (927 km) to Hamburg from Budapest. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Budapest to Hamburg.
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How to get from Budapest to Hamburg by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Hamburg is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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EC 142 · RJX 166 · EC 114 · ICE 782
RJX 62 · ICE 584
RJX 64 · ICE 22 · ICE 1502 · ICE 900
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FAQs: Travel from Budapest to Hamburg
Travel to Hamburg 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 Hamburg.

There are 3 travel options from Budapest to Hamburg: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Hamburg is by taking a train with average ticket prices of $42 (€38) compared to other travel options to Hamburg:
A train is $13 (€12) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $55 (€50) from Budapest to Hamburg.
A train is $31 (€28) less than a flight for this trip with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Hamburg costing on average $73 (€66).
The fastest way to get to Hamburg from Budapest is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 50 min.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Getting to Hamburg by bus takes 14 h 41 min on average.
Taking a train requires on average 12 h 15 min of travel time.
Hamburg is approximately 575 miles (927 km) away from Budapest.
The average frequency per day from Budapest to Hamburg is:
- Around 36 buses per day.
- 37 flights per day.
- 11 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Budapest and Hamburg 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 Hamburg:
- Most travelers who book a bus ticket from Budapest to Hamburg depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
- Most travelers take a flight from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hamburg Airport.
- Most travelers board their train from Budapest-Nyugati and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Hamburg:
- FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can get you to Hamburg by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from Budapest to Hamburg for $55 (€50) on Omio.
- Eurowings, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, KLM, SWISS or Lufthansa Cityline (2) can take you to Hamburg by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Eurowings from Budapest to Hamburg for $73 (€66).
- Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet or Hungarian Railways (MÁV) can take you to Hamburg by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for Deutsche Bahn from Budapest to Hamburg for $42 (€38).
Yes, there are direct routes from Budapest to Hamburg with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct flight to Hamburg with with 1 direct flight per day.
Direct services to Hamburg 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 route.
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