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Budapest → Hamburg

Hamburg → Budapest ⇄
6 a weekfastest 12h55České dráhyIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 07:30 → 20:25
    rj 174 Intercity
    Budapest-Nyugati → Hamburg Hbf · via Bratislava, Břeclav, Brno, Pardubice
    12h5520 stops
    Runs: Daily except MonČeské dráhy ↗

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 8h20
Train · fastest direct13h20
  • To Budapest-Nyugati15 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • rj 17412h55
Plane · nonstop BUD–HAM5h00
  • To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)40 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BUD–HAM2h05
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From HAM25 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: Eurowings.