Düsseldorf to Budapest bus: 1.4 a day, fastest 16h21

1.4 a dayfastest 16h21☾ 4 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

DüsseldorfLeverkusenCologneMontabaurLimburgFrankfurtBudapest· 978 km as the crow flies

10:00 → 05:05⁺¹
FlixBus 1925 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Cologne, Bonn, Frankfurt, Mannheim…
19h059 stops
Runs: Only Wed 21 Oct, Wed 28 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
12:45 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Regensburg…
16h256 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Mon 2 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
14:25 → 09:05⁺¹
FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Budapest Déli train station · via Leverkusen, Cologne, Montabaur, Limburg…
18h4015 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:25 → 08:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:55 → 13:16⁺¹
FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Vienna
16h214 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 20:55, arrive 13:16

The plane is 11h59 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct17h09

To Düsseldorf central bus station12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 192416h21
From Budapest Népliget bus station21 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to BUD5h10

To Düsseldorf (DUS)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS 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 Düsseldorf to Budapest in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Düsseldorf goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

EurowingsDUS→BUD · CGN→BUDBook direct ↗

Compare on picktheflight ↗

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Düsseldorf 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 Düsseldorf to Budapest?

The fastest takes 16h21; the slowest 19h05, for 978 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:00 and the latest at 20:55, local time in Düsseldorf. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Düsseldorf to Budapest?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 10:00 arriving 05:05 the next morning.

Düsseldorf ▸ Budapest

Direct buses · no change

Quick answers

More from Düsseldorf

More to Budapest