Hamburg ▸ Budapest
Budapest ▸ Hamburg ⇄1.8 a dayfastest 15h45☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary
Direct buses · no change
HamburgHanoverBrunswickMagdeburgHalleLeipzigBudapest· 927 km as the crow flies
- 05:00 → 20:45FlixBus 1926Hamburg central bus station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Berlin, Prague, Vienna15h455 stopsRuns: Daily from Fri 6 Nov, not Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
- 07:30 → 00:01+1FlixBus N1908Hamburg central bus station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Brno…16h317 stopsRuns: Tue, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
- 10:30 → 04:20+1FlixBus 1926 ☾ OvernightHamburg central bus station → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Prague…17h506 stopsRuns: Only Mon 19 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct…The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 10:30 → 03:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 16:30 → 10:30+1FlixBus N66 ☾ OvernightHamburg central bus station → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Hanover, Brunswick, Magdeburg, Halle…18h009 stopsRuns: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:30 → 09:30+1)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.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Hamburg to Budapest?
Yes. 1.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Hamburg to Budapest?
The fastest takes 15h45; the slowest 18h00, for 927 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 05:00 and the latest at 16:30, local time in Hamburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Hamburg to Budapest?
Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 10:30 arriving 04:20 the next morning.