There are 10 ways to get from Maidstone to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
6h 47mFt 50,945–132,607Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
7h 12mFt 25,610–85,223Bus
- Take the bus from Chatham to Ružomberokbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Ružomberok to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N911 / ...
29h 32mFt 33,714–81,225Train, night train
- Take the train from Strood to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
23h 33mFt 79,820–180,523Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Maidstone to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
15h 31mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
6h 34mFt 30,992–91,520Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LTN - BUD
7h 6mFt 32,493–90,521Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LCY - BUD
8h 11mFt 68,510–207,523Train, bus
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
31h 26mFt 51,690–91,965Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Maidstone to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
16h 45mFt 86,760–142,154
Maidstone to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidstone to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 25 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Maidstone to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs 31 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Maidstone to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Brenchley Gardens and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Chatham and Ružomberok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Maidstone to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Maidstone West and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Strood, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 33m.
The distance between Maidstone and Budapest is 1595 km.
The best way to get from Maidstone to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 29h 32m and costs 33 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Maidstone to Budapest, including transfers.
Maidstone to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Chatham station.
Maidstone to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Strood station.
Maidstone to Budapest bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Ružomberok station.
What companies run services between Maidstone, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Brenchley Gardens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Chatham and Ružomberok in around 29h 32m.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 20,000–70,000
- 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
- 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 44,000–160,000
- 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 24,000–75,000
- 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
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–160,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–75,000
- 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 Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Strood to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.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 44,000–75,000
- 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 22,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 41,000–55,000
- 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
- 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 5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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
- +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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Chatham to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–70,000
- 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 London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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Budapest is 1h ahead of Maidstone. It is currently 7:00 PM in Maidstone and 8:00 PM in Budapest.
Maidstone to Budapest train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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