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

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  1. Bus, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane NUE - BUD
    7h 47m

  2. Drive  888.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Schmalkalden to Budapestcar car 888.7 km
    8h 32m
    Ft 51,010–73,681

  3. Bus, train via Dresden

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 851
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Budapest-Nyugati putrain train
    14h 47m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the bus from Zella-Mehlis station to Würzburg Main Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus
    17h 32m

  5. Bus, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    9h 6m

  6. Bus, train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Zella-Mehlis to Würzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane STR - BUD
    11h 14m

  7. Bus, train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane MUC - BUD
    9h 34m

  8. Bus, train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Soest, Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DTM - BUD
    11h 3m

  9. Bus, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 851
    2. Take the nighttrain from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train Rj
    16h 30m

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 851
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Pardubice hl.n.train train Drf
    3. Take the train from Pardubice hl.n. to Budapest-Nyugati putrain train
    17h 12m

Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration2h 20mAverage Duration
TicketFt 22,522Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 937.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 47m

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

You can take a bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Zella-Mehlis station and Würzburg Main Station in around 17h 32m.

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