There are 11 ways to get from Budapest to Kassel by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BUD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 2m€103–237Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
14h 16m€57–211Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25
10h 30m€142–388Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Hallebus N66
- Take the bus from Halle to Kasselbus N1360b
16h 15m€95–140Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BUD - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 45m€145–337Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BUD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
8h 16m€123–315Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane BUD - DTM
- Take the train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
7h 43m€87–276Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane BUD - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 52m€118–376Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BUD - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 14m€109–327Train via Prague
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Praha hl.n.train rj 272 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Ec
16h 1m€160–203Drive 963.5 km
- Drive from Budapest to Kasselcar 963.5 km
9h 22m€151–218
Budapest to Kassel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Kassel is to bus which costs €95 - €140 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Kassel via Halle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Wien Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Budapest and Kassel is 1054 km. The road distance is 963.5 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 10h 30m and costs €140 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Budapest to Kassel, including transfers.
Budapest to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Kassel train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Kassel is to train which takes 10h 30m and costs €140 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 16h 15m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Wien Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Kassel via Halle in around 16h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Soest to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halle to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Budapest to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halle station.
Budapest to Kassel train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Kassel is 964 km. It takes approximately 9h 22m to drive from Budapest to Kassel.
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