Budapest to Leipzig train
Trains from Budapest to Leipzig start at $73.78.
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Fares and seats move by the day. Price Budapest to Leipzig on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Budapest to Leipzig starts at $73.78, run by 1 operator over 740 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 6h 20mDoor to door
- 5h 36mMoving
- $88.34 to $176.30From
- 24.4 kgCO2
6h 20m
5h 36m
$88.34 to $176.30
24.4 kg$88.34 to $176.30 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
Departure times on this route
Departure times on this route12Go lists the departures it sells between Budapest and Leipzig.
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ČD runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Trainline lists departures for Budapest to Leipzig on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $175.69Thu8
- about $170.84Fri9
- about $176.30Sat10
- about $125.95Sun11
- about $133.23Mon12
- about $128.38Tue13
- about $105.93Wed14
- about $125.35Thu15
- about $115.64Fri16
- about $128.98Sat17
- about $104.71Sun18
- about $100.47Mon19
- about $96.22Tue20
- about $88.34Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ČD | $88.34 | 5h 45m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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A room in Leipzig for the night the train gets in
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When to book Budapest to Leipzig
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $59.2190 days
- $99.2660 days
- $75.6045 days
- $85.9130 days
- $91.3721 days
- $88.3414 days
- $105.937 days
- $176.303 days
- $175.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $59.21.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 198 percent. The most expensive point is $176.30, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- $105.93Sun
- $100.47Mon
- $96.22Tue
- $91.37Wed
- $125.35Thu
- $115.64Fri
- $128.98Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Budapest
Rail- Budapest Keleti
- Budapest-Kelenföld
- Budapest-Déli
Leipzig
- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
- Leipzig Hbf
- Engelsdorf
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 740 km against 644 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Vienna, Dresden, Bratislava, Prague. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Questions about Budapest to Leipzig
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Budapest to Leipzig take?
The Train from Budapest to Leipzig covers 740 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Train from Budapest to Leipzig cost?
The Train from Budapest to Leipzig starts at $73.78 for one passenger, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare is $81.05. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Budapest to Leipzig?
One operator runs the Train from Budapest to Leipzig: ČD. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Budapest to Leipzig use?
The Train from Budapest to Leipzig leaves from Budapest Keleti and arrives at Leipzig Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Budapest to Leipzig?
Fares for the Train from Budapest to Leipzig bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $59.21. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 198 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Budapest to Leipzig produce?
The Train from Budapest to Leipzig produces about 24.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 740 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Budapest to Leipzig?
Operators on the Train from Budapest to Leipzig publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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