Direct flight
Debrecen has an international airport, which is served by Lufthansa and Wizzair.
By air through Budapest Airport
Budapest Airport (called also Liszt Ferenc Airport) is the main hub of Hungary to the World, and there operate many international flight companies.
From Budapest Airport to Debrecen
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By train
One may choose public transportation from Budapest Airport to Debrecen. You have to take bus 200E at Budapest Airport, get off at Ferihegy vasútállomás (Ferihegy railway station) stop. There you should take a train to Debrecen. Ferihegy railway station is a fairly small station, but all trains going from Budapest Nyugati station to Debrecen do stop also at Ferihegy railway station. We suggest you to take an InterCity train, since those are faster and more comfortable. Bus tickets are sold from wending machines, but for a slightly larger price you can buy it at the driver. The train ticket has to be pre-purchased at the station.
Debrecen lies on line No. 100 of Budapest-Szolnok-Debrecen-Nyíregyháza-Záhony direction. This provides a systematic and effective national and international railway transportation. The MÁV (Magyar Államvasutak, Hungarian State Railway Company) supports the major lines with InterCity trains (fewer stops, shorter duration of travel, higher speed, and greater comfort), but fast and regular trains reach all parts of the region. From Budapest to Debrecen and back at least 1 InterCity train per hour is available in each hour in the 6 h-20 h period every day. You can find the timetables of the Hungarian State railway company here. If coming by plane to Liszt Ferenc Airport, you have to take bus 200E to the train stop Budapest Airport.
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By car
Debrecen is easily accessable from Budapest on the roadway M3 by car.