There are 12 ways to get from Kent to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, car, or car ferry
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LGW - BUD
7h 4mFt 29,254–98,624Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chatham to Praha, ÚAN FlorencMichalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar260 / ...
28h 58mFt 26,707–43,657Train
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
23h 58mFt 76,982–170,788Train, night train
- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoria
- 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
25h 3mFt 74,384–287,654Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LHR - BUD
7h 20mFt 50,882–125,488Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LCY - BUD
7h 59mFt 66,932–165,488Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- 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 1mFt 40,838–104,244Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)STN - BUD
7h 12mFt 29,082–120,588Train, train to London Southend Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SEN - BUD
9h 54mFt 34,582–118,938Train, bus
- Take the train from Lenham to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
31h 48mFt 45,654–135,324Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapest
15h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kent to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Budapest
16h 31mFt 102,701–152,345
Kent to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kent to Budapest is to bus which costs 26 000 Ft - 44 000 Ft and takes 28h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kent to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs 40 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Kent to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Dickley Wood and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Earl Street, Chatham and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kent to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Lenham and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Ashford International, London St. Pancras Int., Bruxelles-Midi and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 58m.
The distance between Kent and Budapest is 1600 km.
The best way to get from Kent to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 23h 58m and costs 75 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Kent to Budapest, including transfers.
Kent to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Chatham station.
Kent to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Ashford International station.
The best way to get from Kent to Budapest is to train which takes 23h 58m and costs 75 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 26 000 Ft - 44 000 Ft and takes 28h 58m.
What companies run services between Kent, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Lenham to Budapest-Kelenföld via Ashford International, London St Pancras International, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 23h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dickley Wood to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Earl Street, Chatham, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 28h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–90,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–160,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–75,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–75,000
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–180,000
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–130,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–150,000
Flights from London Southend Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–75,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–75,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–130,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–90,000
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Lenham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–25,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–27,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,150–11,300
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 22,000–32,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 45,000–75,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 55,000–85,000
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
- 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 34,000–43,000
- 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 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
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 14,000–22,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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 3,200–9,000
- 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 3,100–8,500
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–9,000
- 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 Chatham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–22,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–17,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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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Kent to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Kent. It is currently 8:46 PM in Kent and 9:46 PM in Budapest.
Kent to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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