How to travel from Budapest to Berlin

There are 3 travel options between Budapest and Berlin. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Berlin from Budapest is by taking a train, which costs on average €29.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Budapest to Berlin:

Taking a train costs €11 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of €40.

A train is €3 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Berlin costing on average €32.

The quickest way to travel between Budapest and Berlin is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 30 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes 10 h 50 min on average.

Getting to Berlin by train takes 11 h 13 min on average.

The distance between Budapest and Berlin is around 688 km.

The average frequency per day from Budapest to Berlin is:

• 82 coaches per day.
• Around 38 flights per day.
• 12 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Berlin from Budapest as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Budapest to Berlin:

• Coaches mostly leave from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and tend to arrive in Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB).
• Flights most often depart from Budapest at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Berlin at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
• Trains from Budapest to Berlin most often leave from Budapest-Nyugati and arrive in Berlin Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Berlin:

• FlixBus can take you to Berlin by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Budapest to Berlin for €40.
• Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Eurowings, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Baltic, Lufthansa Cityline (2), LAER, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Norwegian Air or SWISS can take you to Berlin by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Ryanair from Budapest to Berlin for €32.
• Deutsche Bahn, EuroNight, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | ICE, Regiojet, Hungarian Railways (MÁV) or ÖBB | Railjet can take you to Berlin by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for EuroNight from Budapest to Berlin for €29.

Yes, there are direct services available from Budapest to Berlin with the following travel companies:

• 18 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
• Direct flights with Wizz Air with 1 direct flight per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Berlin as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Budapest and Berlin.