How to travel from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main

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

The cheapest way to go to Frankfurt am Main from Budapest is by taking a flight, which costs on average €27.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:

A flight is €18 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €45.

A flight is €11 less than a train with an average ticket price of €38 from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main.

The fastest way to get to Frankfurt am Main from Budapest is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 45 min.

Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:

Coach takes on average 13 h 15 min.

Train takes 9 h 56 min on average.

The Budapest to Frankfurt am Main distance is approximately 811 km.

The average frequency per day from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main is:

• 38 coaches a day.
• 39 flights per day.
• 14 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main:

• Coaches most often depart from Budapest at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Frankfurt am Main at Frankfurt am Main, Hauptbahnhof.
• Flights mostly leave from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and tend to arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main:

• FlixBus, Karat-S or Trans Nicolaescu can get you to Frankfurt am Main by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with Trans Nicolaescu from Budapest to Frankfurt am Main for €13 on Omio.
• Travel with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Air France, Ryanair, SWISS or KLM Cityhopper for flights to Frankfurt am Main. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Ryanair Budapest to Frankfurt am Main tickets on Omio for €27.
• Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet or Hungarian Railways (MÁV) to go to Frankfurt am Main by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Deutsche Bahn Budapest to Frankfurt am Main tickets on Omio for €38.

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

• Direct coaches with FlixBus or Trans Nicolaescu with 2 direct coaches per day.
• Direct flights with Lufthansa with 4 direct flights per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main.