There are 12 ways to get from Hungary to Cologne by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BUD - CGN
4h 48m€68–208Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
12h 43m€133–509Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest Déli train station to Leverkusenbus N161
19h 41m€90–150Train, night train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
16h 47m€70–236Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BUD - DUS
5h 15m€82–235Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Gyoer to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
5h 41m€71–251Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BUD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 16m€101–276Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Gyoer to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 8m€90–298Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane BUD - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 30mDrive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
17h 17m€204–284Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus Citylines 57 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice / ...
20h 54m€81–131Drive 1,117.7 km
- Drive from Budapest to Colognecar 1,117.7 km
10h 16m€168–242
Hungary to Cologne by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hungary to Cologne is to bus and train which costs €80 - €140 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Hungary to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Hungary station to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Budapest Déli train station and arriving at Köln Heumarkt via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Hungary to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Clark Ádám tér and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Budapest-Kelenfoeld and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Hungary and Cologne is 996 km. The road distance is 1117.7 km.
The best way to get from Hungary to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Hungary to Cologne, including transfers.
Hungary to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Déli train station.
Hungary to Cologne train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Hungary to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €550 and takes 12h 43m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 19h 41m.
What companies run services between Hungary and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Clark Ádám tér to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, and München Hbf in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Déli train station to Leverkusen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Citylines
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More Questions & Answers
Hungary to Cologne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leverkusen station.
Hungary to Cologne train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hungary to Cologne is 1118 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Hungary to Cologne.
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