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Dresden ▸ Budapest ⇄
6.1 a dayfastest 8h10☾ 5 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇩🇪 Germany

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BudapestViennaMikulovPasohlávkyBrnoPragueDresden· 551 km as the crow flies
  • 05:30 → 18:05
    FlixBus 860
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Vienna, Mikulov, Pasohlávky, Brno…
    12h3510 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 09:25 → 19:25
    FlixBus 260
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Vienna, Prague
    10h003 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 16:20 → 02:05+1
    FlixBus N360 / N360A
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Bratislava, Brno, Prague
    9h455 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:00 → 03:30+1
    FlixBus N1908 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Győr, Bratislava, Brno, Prague
    9h304 stops
    Runs: Wed, Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 18:50 → 03:55+1
    FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Győr, Bratislava, Brno, Prague
    9h054 stops
    Runs: Daily except MonThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:50 → 02:55+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 20:00 → 05:40+1
    FlixBus 1926 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Népliget bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Bratislava, Brno, Prague
    9h403 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 → 04:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 21:20 → 06:10+1
    FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Bratislava, Brno, Prague
    8h504 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:20 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:45 → 07:55+1
    FlixBus N260 ☾ Overnight
    Budapest Kelenföld bus station → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Prague
    8h102 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 06:55+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.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Dresden?

Yes. 6.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Dresden?

The fastest takes 8h10; the slowest 12h35, for 551 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:30 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Dresden?

Yes: 5 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 18:00 arriving 03:30 the next morning.

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