Stuttgart to Budapest bus: 4 a day, fastest 11h50

4 a dayfastest 11h50☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇺 Hungary

Direct buses · no change

StuttgartUlmAugsburgMunichViennaGyőrBudapest· 745 km as the crow flies

05:20 → 18:20
FlixBus N91
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Vienna…
13h005 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:20 → 17:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:25 → 22:16
FlixBus 1923
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Ulm, Munich, Vienna
11h513 stops
Runs: Only Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Thu 12 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
11:25 → 23:50
FlixBus 036
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Simbach…
12h256 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:35 → 05:05⁺¹
FlixBus 1929 ☾ Overnight
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Salzburg…
13h305 stops
Runs: Mon (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:35 → 04:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:15 → 06:40⁺¹
FlixBus N965 ☾ Overnight
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Budapest Kelenföld bus station · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Salzburg…
13h259 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:15 → 05:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:30 → 07:20⁺¹
FlixBus 091 ☾ Overnight
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Budapest Népliget bus station · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Linz…
11h505 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:30 → 06:20+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.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 19:30, arrive 07:20

The plane is 7h58 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct12h58

To Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)32 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 09111h50
From Budapest Népliget bus station21 min

Train · fastest direct13h12

To Stuttgart Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
EN 5023713h00
From Budapest-Keleti1 min

Plane · nonstop STR to BUD5h00

To Stuttgart (STR)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight STR to BUD1h45
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 13h00

ÖBB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Stuttgart to Budapest nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsSTR→BUDBook direct ↗
Wizz AirSTR→BUDBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Stuttgart to Budapest?

Yes. 4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Stuttgart to Budapest?

The fastest takes 11h50; the slowest 13h30, for 745 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:20 and the latest at 19:30, local time in Stuttgart. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Stuttgart to Budapest?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 15:35 arriving 05:05 the next morning.

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