There are 12 ways to get from Ely to Budapest by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)STN - BUD
6h 9mFt 21,178–92,241Train
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
19h 27mFt 83,009–279,953Bus
- Take the bus from Parkside to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals491
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar260 / ...
31h 33mFt 44,897–76,854Train, night train
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
23h 38mFt 77,959–271,403Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LHR - BUD
6h 56mFt 51,209–134,553Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LTN - BUD
7h 7mFt 22,035–102,379Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BHX - BUD
7h 57mFt 29,770–108,974Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LGW - BUD
7h 41mFt 23,485–117,077Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)STN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
8h 20mFt 28,278–99,941Train, bus
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station ArrivalsA8 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
35h 2mFt 44,078–122,941Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ely to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapest
17h 2mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ely to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Budapest
18h 9mFt 118,969–178,621
Ely to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 21 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs 21 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Ely to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Market Street and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Parkside, London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Ely to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ely and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
The distance between Ely and Budapest is 1528 km.
The best way to get from Ely to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 19h 27m and costs 80 000 Ft - 280 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Ely to Budapest, including transfers.
Ely to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Parkside station.
Ely to Budapest train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Ely station.
The best way to get from Ely to Budapest is to train which takes 19h 27m and costs 80 000 Ft - 280 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 44 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft and takes 31h 33m.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Ely to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 19h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Drummer St Bus Station, Parkside, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 31h 33m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–60,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–65,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–70,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–65,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–80,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–80,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–75,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
- 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 37,000–80,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–75,000
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–38,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,400–10,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.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 32,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–39,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 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 34,000–43,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–22,000
- 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
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–8,500
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–11,000
- 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 25,000–37,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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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 9,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–32,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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 14,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- On Foot
- Ft 14,000–17,000
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More Questions & Answers
Ely to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Ely. It is currently 7:31 AM in Ely and 8:31 AM in Budapest.
Ely to Budapest train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
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