There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Hungary by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Budapest-Kelenföldbus N260 / ...
9h 1mFt 22,100–32,250Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugatinighttrain En
10h 19mFt 13,000–16,000Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
9h 37mFt 14,668–25,636Drive 666.8 km
- Drive from Dresden to Budapestcar 666.8 km
6h 14mFt 38,271–55,280Train via Děčín
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
10h 14mFt 28,870–46,250Fly from Dresden Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DRS - BUD
6h 11mFt 44,533–156,699Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BER - BUD
5h 49mFt 24,080–73,855Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PRG - BUD
7h 23mFt 24,778–69,218
Dresden to Hungary by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Hungary is to night train which costs 13 000 Ft - 16 000 Ft and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Hungary is to train and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs 24 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Hungary. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Sánc utca via Kelenföld vasútállomás. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Dresden Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Dresden and Hungary is 677 km. The road distance is 666.8 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Hungary without a car is to bus which takes 9h 1m and costs 22 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Dresden to Hungary, including transfers.
Dresden to Hungary bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Hungary train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Hungary is to bus which takes 9h 1m and costs 22 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 14 000 Ft - 26 000 Ft and takes 9h 37m, you could also fly, which costs 44 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft and takes 6h 11m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Hungary?
FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Budapest-Kelenföld 5 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 21,000–32,000 and the journey takes 8h 20m. Alternatively, Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu twice daily. Tickets cost Ft 14,000–26,000 and the journey takes 9h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–170,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–170,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–110,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–100,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–44,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–50,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–46,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–65,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–65,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–65,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–150,000
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–26,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–16,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–24,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–36,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,348
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–32,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Hungary bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest-Kelenföld station.
Dresden to Hungary train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Hungary is 667 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Dresden to Hungary.
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