There are 13 ways to get from Dover to Budapest by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car ferry, night train, car, or car train
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
7h 16mFt 61,827–162,987Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Ružomberokbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Ružomberok to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N911 / ...
27h 5mFt 32,482–73,218Train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
23h 30mFt 143,927–274,287Car ferry, bus, train, night train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Brussels-Nordtrain P
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
27h 12mFt 44,363–149,585Train to London City Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LCY - BUD
7h 55mFt 75,911–220,999Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
7h 2mFt 41,327–108,987Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
6h 57mFt 33,011–98,599Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LTN - BUD
7h 1mFt 39,843–106,003Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airporttrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SEN - BUD
7h 6mFt 43,661–118,399Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LHR - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
9h 57mFt 63,077–175,287Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to The Haguebus
- Take the bus from The Hague to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
31h 5mFt 55,213–126,135Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
15h 52mFt 82,581–145,824Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
15h 8m
Dover to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 33 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs 33 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Ružomberok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
The distance between Dover and Budapest is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 23h 30m and costs 140 000 Ft - 280 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Dover to Budapest, including transfers.
Dover to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Budapest is to train which takes 23h 30m and costs 140 000 Ft - 280 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 32 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 27h 5m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to Budapest-Kelenföld via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 23h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dover to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Ružomberok in around 27h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–50,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–50,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–180,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–130,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–75,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–80,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–75,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–75,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–160,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–95,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–75,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–70,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–70,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–160,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–150,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–44,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–55,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–150,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–190,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–75,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–190,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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 43,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–160,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 42,000–55,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 32,000–38,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 22,000–27,000
- 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 20,000–33,000
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ružomberok to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–48,136
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Standard Car - Economy
- Ft 27,565
- Standard Car - Flexi
- Ft 48,136
- 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 8,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Dover to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Ružomberok station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Dover. It is currently 11:57 PM in Dover and 12:57 AM in Budapest.
Dover to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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