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Berlin → Budapest

Budapest → Berlin ⇄
1 a dayfastest 11h00MÁV, České dráhyIntercityNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 11:28 → 22:28
    rj 175 Intercity
    Berlin Hbf → Budapest-Nyugati · via Dresden, Prague, Pardubice, Brno
    11h0018 stops
    Runs: Daily except MonČeské dráhy ↗
  • 20:11 → 08:29+1
    EN 40457 Night train
    Berlin Hbf → Budapest-Nyugati · via Dresden, Pardubice, Brno, Břeclav
    12h1817 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersMÁV ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (czptt, de_delfi, sk) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 6h45
Train · fastest direct11h25
  • Before departure10 min
  • rj 17511h00
  • From Budapest-Nyugati15 min
Plane · nonstop BER–BUD4h40
  • To Berlin Brandenburg (BER)30 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BER–BUD1h40
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BUD40 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air.