There are 6 ways to get from Copenhagen to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CPH - BUD
4h 52mFt 10,828–71,804Train
- Take the train from København H to Schleswigtrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
19h 13mFt 36,481–67,581Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1376 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
21h 10mFt 45,762–68,112Train, night train
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
20h 17mFt 38,346–41,346Train, bus
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the bus from Malmo Svävarenterminal to Brno Benzinaria OMVbus
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
25h 32mFt 55,686–91,548Drive 1,583.3 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Budapestcar 1,583.3 km
14h 54mFt 124,053–179,187
Copenhagen to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Budapest is to fly which costs 10 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs 10 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Copenhagen Busterminal and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Budapest. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati pu via Schleswig and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 13m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Budapest is 1048 km. The road distance is 1583.3 km.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 19h 13m and costs 36 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Copenhagen to Budapest, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Copenhagen to Budapest train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs 10 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 36 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 19h 13m, you could also bus, which costs 45 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 21h 10m.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Budapest, Hungary?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and four other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from København H to Budapest-Nyugati pu via Schleswig and Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–47,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–47,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–48,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–48,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–48,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–50,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–100,000
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,582
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,904
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,346
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–40,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–19,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,600
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–2,500
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,873
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–18,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,772
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–27,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–42,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Malmo Svävarenterminal to Brno Benzinaria OMV
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–55,000
- Website
- Comati PSG
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Booking & Getting There
Copenhagen to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Copenhagen to Budapest train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Schleswig station.
Yes, the driving distance between Copenhagen to Budapest is 1583 km. It takes approximately 14h 54m to drive from Copenhagen to Budapest.
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