There are 10 ways to get from Hungary to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BUD - EDI
6h 14m£60–145Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
35h 45m£32–115Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 28m£208–624Train, 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
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
27h 18m£203–634Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Gyoer to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
6h 53m£61–191Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BUD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 14m£67–153Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BUD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 28m£55–219Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Žilinabus
- Take the bus from Žilina to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
42h 5m£128–370Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Budapest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 39m£326–495
Hungary to Edinburgh by tram and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hungary to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £30 - £120 and takes 35h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hungary to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs £60 - £150.
No, there is no direct train from Hungary to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Clark Ádám tér and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 28m.
The distance between Hungary and Edinburgh is 1152 miles.
The best way to get from Hungary to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 22h 28m and costs £200 - £650.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Hungary to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Hungary to Edinburgh train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Hungary to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs £60 - £150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £200 - £650 and takes 22h 28m, you could also bus, which costs £30 - £120 and takes 35h 45m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Hungary. It is currently 4:50 PM in Hungary and 3:50 PM in Edinburgh.
Hungary to Edinburgh train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
What companies run services between Hungary and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair and KLM fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Clark Ádám tér to Edinburgh Waverley via Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 22h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- 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
- £9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- £7–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Gyoer to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Žilina to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- 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
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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