There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to London by plane, train, bus, shuttle, night train, car, car train or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Cheapest
Fly Budapest to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Fly Budapest to London City
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to London City (LCY)
Fly Budapest to London Stansted
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to London Stansted (STN)
Fly Budapest to London Luton, train
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Fly from Budapest (BUD) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
Train to Vienna, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
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Fly from Vienna (VIE) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Train
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Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
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Take the train from München Hbf to Paris Est
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Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
Bus
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Take the bus from Budapest Kelenföld bus station to Prague
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Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
Shuttle, bus
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Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Ruzomberok
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Take the bus from Ružomberok to Upminster
Train, night train
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Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
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Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
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Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Budapest to Calais-Fréthun
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Take the Eurotunnel from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
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Drive from Folkestone to London
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Budapest to Calais
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Take the car ferry from Calais to Dover
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Drive from Dover to London
Budapest to London by train
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into United Kingdom from Hungary
- Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Hungary
Conditions of entry into United Kingdom from Hungary
- There are no current restrictions
Rules to follow in United Kingdom
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Regional advice
Considerations leaving from Hungary
There are no current restrictions
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, entry into United Kingdom is currently allowed from Hungary.
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- Face masks are recommended
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
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No, returning to Hungary from United Kingdom is currently allowed.
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Last updated: 25 May 2023
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which costs 29 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 6h 11m.
The quickest way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which costs 33 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 5h 32m.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest station to London station. However, there are services departing from Budapest Kelenföld bus station and arriving at London Victoria Green Line Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to London. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Keleti and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via München Hbf, Gare de l'Est and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 53m.
The distance between Budapest and London is 906 miles.
The best way to get from Budapest to London without a car is to train which takes 16h 53m and costs 90 000 Ft - 200 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Budapest to London, including transfers.
Budapest to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Kelenföld bus station.
Budapest to London train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Keleti station.
The best way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs 33 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 90 000 Ft - 200 000 Ft and takes 16h 53m, you could also bus, which costs 38 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 25h 35m.
- Distance: 905.7 miles
- Duration: 5h 32m
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and London, England?
British Airways, Lufthansa and nine other airlines fly from Budapest to London Paddington hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest to London King's Cross via München Hbf, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Nord in around 16h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £140
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Stansted via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Luton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £310
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £350
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £350
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100 - £330
Flights from Budapest to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £550
Flights from Budapest to London City via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £380
Flights from Budapest to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £300
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45 - £170
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £420
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150 - £330
Flights from Budapest to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £480
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest to London Heathrow via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £350
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95 - £550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26 - £120
Flights from Budapest to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £120
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £360
Flights from Budapest to London Gatwick via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £850
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Budapest to London City via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Budapest to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna to London Heathrow via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £420
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £12
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22 - £35
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10 - £12
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29 - £34
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 2nd Class
- £6 - £8
- 1st Class
- £18 - £21
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80 - £110
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100 - £310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- £270 - £310
- Standard
- £100 - £130
- Standard Premier
- £140 - £180
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- £269 - £274
- Standard
- £95 - £110
- Standard Premier
- £130 - £170
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- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85 - £190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £130 - £190
- Couchette Carriage
- £100 - £150
- Seating Carriage
- £85 - £130
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- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Budapest Kelenföld bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55 - £80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Ruzomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Ružomberok to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35 - £45
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Book at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £26
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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The quickest flight from Budapest Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 40m.
Budapest to London bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria Green Line Station.
London is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 5:49 PM in Budapest and 4:49 PM in London.
Budapest to London train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Budapest Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 1829+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Budapest to Budapest Airport is to bus which takes 32 min and costs 3 707 Ft.