There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRS - BUD
6h 21mFt 24,793–79,161Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
30h 50mFt 46,837–74,667Train, night train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
24h 32mFt 77,240–293,170Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
18h 16mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
6h 17mFt 25,106–88,769Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
7h 27mFt 54,140–170,170Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LTN - BUD
8h 7mFt 44,147–141,607Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
8h 26mFt 36,300–162,450Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
8h 30mFt 35,485–160,275Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Ružomberokbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruzomberok to Budapest
35h 22mFt 52,756–119,069Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
19h 30mFt 113,248–173,359
Cheltenham to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 24 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs 25 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 32m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Budapest is 1743 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 30h 50m and costs 46 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Cheltenham to Budapest, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
Cheltenham to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–70,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–70,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–48,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–50,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–90,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–55,000
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–18,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–85,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 95,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 34,000–42,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–44,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Ruzomberok to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- On Foot
- Ft 13,000–17,000
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Budapest is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 5:46 PM in Cheltenham and 6:46 PM in Budapest.
Cheltenham to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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