Budapest to Hamburg bus: 1.8 a day, fastest 16h00

1.8 a dayfastest 16h00☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BudapestViennaBrnoPragueLeipzigHalleHamburg· 927 km as the crow flies

06:20 → 22:20
FlixBus 1926
Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Hamburg central bus station · via Vienna, Prague, Berlin
16h005 stops
Runs: Daily from Thu 5 Nov, not Tue 10 Nov, Wed 11 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 12:15⁺¹
FlixBus N66 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Hamburg central bus station · via Vienna, Brno, Prague, Leipzig…
18h209 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:55 → 11:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:00 → 10:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1908 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Hamburg central bus station · via Győr, Bratislava, Brno, Prague…
16h207 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
20:00 → 13:45⁺¹
FlixBus 1926 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Hamburg central bus station · via Bratislava, Brno, Prague, Dresden…
17h456 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Thu 29 OctThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 12:45+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 (5h15). The bus takes 11h32 longer.

Bus · fastest direct16h47

To Budapest Kelenföld bus station19 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 192616h00
From Hamburg central bus station13 min

Train · fastest direct13h20

To Budapest-Nyugati15 min
Before departure10 min
rj 17412h55

Plane · nonstop BUD to HAM5h15

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to HAM2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From HAM30 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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 12h55

České dráhy. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

EurowingsBUD→HAMBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Hamburg?

Yes. 1.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Hamburg?

The fastest takes 16h00; the slowest 18h20, for 927 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:20 and the latest at 20:00, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Hamburg?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:55 arriving 12:15 the next morning.

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