There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Budapest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HAM - BUD
6h 30mFt 34,332–107,441Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re70 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain rj 175
15h 8mFt 28,832–71,341Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1926 / ...
18h 31mFt 40,131–64,598Drive 1,201.1 km
- Drive from Kiel to Budapestcar 1,201.1 km
11h 12mFt 68,940–99,580Train, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HAM - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
8h 30mFt 37,932–151,141Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
16h 54mFt 75,189–99,496Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hegyeshalom, orvosi rendelőbus
- Take the train from Hegyeshalom to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
31h 28mFt 53,830–69,145
Kiel to Budapest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Budapest is to train which costs 28 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs 34 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati pu via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 8m.
The distance between Kiel and Budapest is 1086 km. The road distance is 1201.1 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 15h 8m and costs 28 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Kiel to Budapest, including transfers.
Kiel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Budapest is to train which takes 15h 8m and costs 28 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 40 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 18h 31m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu via Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 18h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–120,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–100,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–75,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–95,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–70,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–15,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–15,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–15,000
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–41,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–24,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–29,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Hegyeshalom to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–5,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–44,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Hegyeshalom to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,600
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–60,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hegyeshalom, orvosi rendelő
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–70,000
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Budapest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Budapest is 1201 km. It takes approximately 11h 12m to drive from Kiel to Budapest.
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