Budapest to Cologne by train
Travel from Budapest (Hungary) to Cologne (Germany) by train (956km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Budapest in Hungary to Cologne in Germany, a good option is to use a night train. For example from Budapest to Berlin or Munich.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Budapest (Hungary) - Cologne (Germany)
- 2Budapest (Hungary) - Berlin (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
- 3Budapest (Hungary) - Munich (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
956 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Budapest to Cologne, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Budapest / Budapest - Munich / Budapest - Bremen / Budapest - Dresden / Budapest - Düsseldorf / Budapest - Frankfurt am Main / Budapest - Hamburg / Budapest - Nuremberg / Budapest - Stuttgart1 Budapest (Hungary) - Cologne (Germany)
1a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Cologne (Germany)
Train tickets from Budapest and selected other cities in Hungary to Germany are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways) via the given booking links. There you also find the train schedules.
Saver price tickets called "Sparpreis Europa" offer very attractive ticket fares from 39 EUR. These tickets are valid for routes from Hungary via either Slovakia and Czech Republic or via Austria to Germany.
If it is not possible to book a saver price ticket from your departure station all the way to Germany, book a first one from Hungarian railways MAV from your departure station to Budapest. Followed by a second ticket from Budapest to Germany.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Cologne?
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The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ490 Vienna - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin / EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Budapest / Budapest - Berlin / Budapest - Hamburg / Budapest - Munich / Budapest - Frankfurt am Main
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Budapest (Hungary) - Berlin (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Berlin (Germany)
Travel from Budapest to Berlin by train. Train tickets start from 29 EUR. A comfortable overnight train is available. The journey time by the direct day train is 11 hours.
The night train offers as cheapest category seats from 29 EUR. More comfortable is a berth in compartments for 4 or 6 persons. Or a sleeper compartment which you can book for one to three persons. The departure time in Budapest is 19:30. The arrival time in Berlin is 09:15.
Train ticket fares for the direct day train start from 46,90 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 07:40. The arrival time in Berlin is 18:40.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Budapest
2b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Berlin to Cologne by train. The train ticket price starts at 17,90 EUR. The journey time is 4:30 hours. There are more than 25 daily train connections. The first train departs at 04:30. The last train departure is at 20:00. You will travel by ICE (Intercity Express) high-speed-train.
Optionally travel by Flixtrain with ticket prices starting at 9,90 EUR. The journey time is 5:30 hours with two daily train connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Berlin
3 Budapest (Hungary) - Munich (Germany) - Cologne (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Munich (Germany)
To travel from Budapest to Munich by train use one of the direct Railjet trains. Train tickets are available as "Sparpreis Europa" (saver price) from 39 EUR. The journey times is about seven hours. The Railjet trains offer at least five direct connections per day.
Beside the day trains there is a night train offering seats from 29 EUR. There are first class sleepers available as well. The journey time of the night train is about 9:30 hours.
Find ticket prices and schedules via our booking links. The ticket price depends on your travel date.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Munich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 463 Munich - Budapest / EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Munich - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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3b Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel in Germany by train at the super saver price ("Super-Sparpreis") from EUR 17.50. This ticket price applies to journeys on long-distance trains (ICE, Intercity, Eurocity) and local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn) following or as a feeder.
You can find the exact train connection including the timetable and ticket prices via the booking link to Deutsche Bahn.
On short distance connections, it is often only possible to purchase a ticket from the local public transport company. This usually works very conveniently via the Deutsche Bahn app.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / Regional Express (RE) / S-Bahn (S) / IC InterCity Bus (ICBus)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ295 Munich - Rome / ÖBB nightjet NJ40463 Munich - Venice / ÖBB nightjet NJ491 Hamburg - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 50463 Munich - Zagreb / ÖBB nightjet NJ40295 Munich - Milan / ÖBB nightjet NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Munich / Berlin - Hamburg / Berlin - Munich / Berlin - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Cologne / Berlin - Stuttgart / Hamburg - Munich / Frankfurt am Main - Düsseldorf / Frankfurt am Main - Cologne / Frankfurt am Main - Munich / Munich - Füssen
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Omio planer
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Do you have questions about the connection between Budapest and Cologne? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
