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How to get fromDortmund to Budapestby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Dortmund Airport

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    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DTM - BUD
    5h 13m
    Ft 19,655–74,226

  2. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Budapest-Nyugati putrain train rj 175
    15h 25m
    Ft 35,099–94,089

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus N161
    22h 10m
    Ft 44,797–65,123

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ec
    16h 32m
    Ft 26,175–82,004

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    5h 43m
    Ft 32,593–96,088

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    6h 44m
    Ft 43,067–92,328

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane AMS - BUD
    8h 15m
    Ft 45,152–126,066

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the train from Vienna Central Train Station to Budapest Délitrain train RegioJet RJ 1065 / ...
    16h 23m
    Ft 49,286–91,768

  9. Drive  1,132.2 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Budapestcar car 1,132.2 km
    10h 36m
    Ft 64,984–93,865

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Schwarzach-St.Veitcartrain train
    3. Drive from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Budapestcar car
    15h 7m
    Ft 82,799–110,932

Dortmund to Budapest by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration15h 25mAverage Duration
TicketFt 35,099Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 984.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 13m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?

Wizz Air and Ulendo Airlink fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu via S Spandau Bhf and Berlin-Spandau in around 15h 25m.

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