Cologne to Budapest bus: 1.4 a day, fastest 15h20

1.4 a dayfastest 15h20☾ 4 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

CologneMontabaurLimburgFrankfurtWertheimWürzburgBudapest· 956 km as the crow flies

11:05 → 05:05⁺¹
FlixBus 1925 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Bonn, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heilbronn…
18h008 stops
Runs: Only Wed 21 Oct, Wed 28 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
13:50 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Regensburg, Passau…
15h205 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Mon 2 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 13:50 → 04:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:50 → 09:05⁺¹
FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Budapest Déli train station · via Montabaur, Limburg, Frankfurt, Wertheim…
17h1513 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:50 → 08:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:55 → 13:16⁺¹
FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Vienna
15h213 stops
Runs: Only Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Wed 11 Nov…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

☾ Overnight: leave 13:50, arrive 05:10

The plane is 11h05 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h35

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 192415h20
From Budapest Népliget bus station21 min

Plane · nonstop CGN to BUD5h30

To Cologne Bonn (CGN)45 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight CGN to BUD2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From BUD50 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 Cologne to Budapest in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Cologne goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

EurowingsCGN→BUD · DUS→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Budapest?

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 Cologne to Budapest?

The fastest takes 15h20; the slowest 18h00, for 956 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 11:05 and the latest at 21:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Budapest?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 11:05 arriving 05:05 the next morning.

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