Dresden to Budapest bus: 6.2 a day, fastest 8h20

6.2 a dayfastest 8h20☾ 5 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

DresdenGörlitzZittauLiberecPragueBrnoBudapest· 551 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 10:50
FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Győr
9h055 stops
Runs: Daily except WedThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 09:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:40 → 12:25
FlixBus N360 / N360A ☾ Overnight
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Prague, Brno, Bratislava
9h455 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:40 → 11:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:55 → 23:10
FlixBus 860
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Görlitz, Zittau, Liberec, Prague…
12h1510 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
12:20 → 21:30
FlixBus 260
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Prague, Vienna
9h102 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
13:55 → 00:01⁺¹
FlixBus N1908
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Győr
10h064 stops
Runs: Tue, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
19:05 → 04:20⁺¹
FlixBus 1926 ☾ Overnight
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Prague, Brno, Bratislava
9h153 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct…The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:05 → 03:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:50 → 06:10⁺¹
FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Prague
8h202 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:50 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:50 → 08:30⁺¹
FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Prague, Brno, Bratislava
8h403 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:50 → 07:30+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

The bus is the fastest way door to door

Bus · fastest direct9h07

To Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N2608h20
From Budapest Kelenföld bus station19 min

Train · fastest direct9h43

Before departure10 min
rj 1759h18
From Budapest-Nyugati15 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?

1.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 9h18

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Dresden to Budapest nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Dresden to Budapest?

Yes. 6.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Dresden to Budapest?

The fastest takes 8h20; the slowest 12h15, for 551 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 23:50, local time in Dresden. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Dresden to Budapest?

Yes: 5 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 10:50.

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