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| Operated by | Vehicle type | Departure time | Departure location | Trip duration | Arrival time | Arrival location | Recommended | Price and booking link |
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RegioJet + RegioJet | Terminál 2 | Kelenföld | Cheapest | |||||
 | Flughafen Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Könyves Kálmán | Fastest | |||||
Flixtrain + Flixbus | Hbf | T2A Budapest Airport (BUD) | No tags | |||||
| Flughafen Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN) | T2A Budapest Airport (BUD) | No tags | |||||
| Flughafen Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN) | T2A Budapest Airport (BUD) | No tags |
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The cheapest trip from Cologne to Budapest was searched and found on Oct 8, 2025 with a price of $51To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your bus tickets from Cologne to Budapest, as early as possible.
You can expect to pay from $51 to $115 for a bus ticket from Cologne to Budapest based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $51 which is on 2025-10-08.
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Make friends with the driver. They usually know a lot about your destination and may even recommend which side of the bus to sit on to get the best views on the road between Cologne and Budapest!
Much more than a mere vehicle taking you from Cologne to Budapest, riding the bus will expose you to some of the most stunning panoramas while enroute to your final bus stop.
Buses have one of the smallest carbon footprints of motorized transport modes. A bus going from Cologne to Budapest will emit less CO2 than a car or an airplane.
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