Budapest to Cologne bus: 1.4 a day, fastest 15h00

1.4 a dayfastest 15h00☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BudapestGyőrViennaPassauRegensburgNurembergCologne· 956 km as the crow flies

04:30 → 19:30
FlixBus 1924
Budapest Népliget bus station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Vienna, Nuremberg, Frankfurt
15h003 stops
Runs: Only Tue 3 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Tue 10 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 10:50⁺¹
FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Vienna, Passau, Regensburg, Würzburg…
15h355 stops
Runs: Only Thu 22 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 OctThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:15 → 09:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 13:10⁺¹
FlixBus 1925 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Vienna, Deggendorf, Regensburg, Nuremberg…
17h558 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Mon 26 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
23:20 → 17:25⁺¹
FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Déli train station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Győr, Vienna, Passau, Regensburg…
18h0513 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:20 → 16:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (5h30). The bus takes 10h45 longer.

Bus · fastest direct16h15

To Budapest Népliget bus station21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 192415h00
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Plane · nonstop BUD to CGN5h30

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to CGN2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From CGN45 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Budapest to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Budapest goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Budapest to Cologne nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsBUD→CGN · BUD→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Cologne?

Yes. 1.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Cologne?

The fastest takes 15h00; the slowest 18h05, for 956 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 04:30 and the latest at 23:20, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Cologne?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:15 arriving 10:50 the next morning.

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