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Budapest → Berlin by train: where is the ticket cheapest?
5 trains compared · checked 6 Nov 2026 to 11 Nov 2026
One train from the latest check: 09:30–21:31 · EC 278 + RJ 172 · travel 2 Dec 2026 · checked 11 Nov 2026. All trains are listed below under “All measured trains”.
Same train · from €55.99
at bahn.de (DB) · travel date 2 Dec 2026, 09:30–21:31 · checked 11 Nov 2026
Cheapest trip overall · from €43.00
MÁV on 3 of 5 travel dates · all trains and sellers, cheapest trip per travel date
MÁV runs its own trains that the other sellers do not offer, so MÁV does not appear in the same-train comparison below.
Cheapest trip overall (any train): MÁV on 3 of 5 travel dates, from €43.00. For Budapest – Berlin, bahn.de (DB) was the cheapest seller of the same train for 5 of 5 compared trains (typical fare €60). The same train typically cost 4.0 times as much at České dráhy (ČD).
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Fares change all the time; check the seller's website before booking. Opens the search for 2 Dec 2026 directly: bahn.de (DB).
Sellers compared
| Seller | How often cheapest | vs. bahn.de (DB) |
|---|---|---|
| bahn.de (DB) Railway of the origin or destination country · 5 trains | 5 of 5 | – |
| České dráhy (ČD) Railway of a transit country · 5 trains | 0 of 5 | +296 % · 5 trains |
Counted per train the seller offered: “cheapest alone” = nobody was cheaper or equally cheap; “tied cheapest” = the same lowest fare as at least one other seller; “more expensive” = another seller was cheaper. “Vs. bahn.de (DB)”: median price difference for the trains both sellers offered. Other currencies are converted at the ECB reference rate of the day the fare was checked.
When to book? Fares by booking time
There is not enough data yet to compare booking times on this route. Every travel date is checked 1, 7, 21 and 42 days ahead.
All measured trains
Checked on 11 Nov 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | bahn.de (DB) | České dráhy (ČD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day ahead travel 12 Nov · checked 11 Nov | 09:30–20:29 EC 278 + RJ 172 | €105.99 | €237.84 5798.00 CZK |
| 7 days ahead travel 18 Nov · checked 11 Nov | 09:30–20:29 EC 278 + RJ 172 | €69.99 | €237.84 5798.00 CZK |
| 21 days ahead travel 2 Dec · checked 11 Nov | 09:30–21:31 EC 278 + RJ 172 | €55.99 | €237.84 5798.00 CZK |
| 42 days ahead travel 23 Dec · checked 11 Nov | 09:30–20:31 EC 278 + RJ 386 | €59.99 | €237.84 5798.00 CZK |
Checked on 6 Nov 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | bahn.de (DB) | České dráhy (ČD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 days ahead travel 26 Nov · checked 6 Nov | 09:30–20:29 EC 278 + RJ 172 | €59.99 | €238.11 5798.00 CZK |
Highlighted: cheapest seller for that train. For each day, the table only shows sellers that had a fare on that day. Fares valid only for part of the route are excluded.