There are 13 ways to get from Budapest to London by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUD - LHR
5h 21m£96–267Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BUD - STN
5h 49m£53–197Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
16h 51m£282–658Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus 1924
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to London Victoriabus N814
29h 40m£106–180Train, night train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
22h 45m£168–371Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BUD - LCY
7h 16m£143–446Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BUD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
5h 37m£54–172Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BUD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
5h 48m£55–166Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BUD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
6h 35m£71–212Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VIE - LHR
7h 30m£103–296Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to RuzomberokEurobusways
- Take the bus from Ružomberok to Upminsterbus Michalovce
31h 52m£121–280Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Budapest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
16h 7mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
17h 15m£226–359
Budapest to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which costs £50 - £200 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs £95 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to London. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at London Victoria via Antwerp Rooseveltplaats. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to London. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 51m.
The distance between Budapest and London is 955 miles.
The best way to get from Budapest to London without a car is to train which takes 16h 51m and costs £280 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Budapest to London, including transfers.
Budapest to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to London train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to London is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs £95 - £270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £280 - £700 and takes 16h 51m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 29h 40m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and London, England?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to London St Pancras Intl via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 16h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £30–50
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Ruzomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Ružomberok to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Budapest to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
London is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 9:18 AM in Budapest and 8:18 AM in London.
Budapest to London train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
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