There are 12 ways to get from Stanstead to Budapest by bus, plane, taxi, train, night train, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
7h 59mFt 20,349–96,873Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Wood Street Tescotaxi
- Take the taxi from Railway Station to The Six Bellstaxi
- Take the bus from Chatham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
32h 58mFt 156,908–228,194Taxi, train, night train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Elsenhamtaxi
- Take the train from Elsenham to Tottenham Haletrain
- 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
24h 9mFt 98,932–292,319Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stanstead to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
17h 6mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
8h 39mFt 55,949–135,873Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LTN - BUD
8h 39mFt 43,698–108,352Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
8h 29mFt 36,719–103,673Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
9h 31mFt 41,349–138,273Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
10h 38mFt 29,749–110,073Taxi, ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Bratislava Mlynske nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
33h 31mFt 81,805–116,288Taxi, ferry, train, night train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Harwich International Porttaxi
- Take the ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
29h 51mFt 103,355–217,938Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stanstead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
18h 14mFt 116,878–175,602
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Budapest is to bus and fly which costs 20 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs 20 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
The distance between Stanstead and Budapest is 1537 km.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Budapest without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 32h 58m and costs 150 000 Ft - 230 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Stanstead to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Stanstead. It is currently 3:31 PM in Stanstead and 4:31 PM in Budapest.
There are 6675+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Budapest, Hungary?
There is no direct connection from Stanstead to Budapest. However, you can take the line 41 bus to Bus Station, walk to Sudbury (Suffolk), take the train to Marks Tey, walk to Railway Station, take the bus to Coach Station, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), walk to Budapest Airport, then take the bus to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Wood Street Tesco, take the line 300 bus to Bus Station, take the line 100 bus to Railway Station, take the taxi to The Six Bells, take the line 133 bus to Waterfront Bus Station, take the bus to Brussel Eurolines Busstation, walk to Brussels-North train station, then take the bus to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–80,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–80,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–65,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
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 Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–49,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–130,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–90,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–85,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
- 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 45,000–75,000
- 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 26,000–100,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
Train from Elsenham to Tottenham Hale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- 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 25,000–110,000
- 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 35,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 65,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 35,000–43,000
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 65,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 36,000–44,000
- 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 7,000–21,000
- 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
- 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/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–11,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Ft 90,000–100,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Ft 100,000–130,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–4,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–9,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Chatham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Bratislava Mlynske nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–29,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–7,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.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
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–120,000
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Laindon Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1268 350 340
- Website
- laindontaxis.co.uk
Basildon Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1268 288 473
Ace Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1268 532 532
- Website
- acetaxi.cab
Tilbury Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1375 855 555
Thameside Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1375 371 654
- Website
- thamesidetaxis.co.uk
Grays Taxis ADF
- Phone
- +44 7984 803 991
- Website
- graystaxis.co.uk
Grays Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1375 506 163
- Website
- graystaxi.co.uk
Grays CabLine
- Phone
- +44 1375 506 162
- Website
- grayscabline.co.uk
Saturn Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1474 35 35 35
- Website
- saturntaxisltd.co.uk
Reliance Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1474 567 567
- Website
- reliancetaxis.uk
Indy Cabs Sittingbourne
- Phone
- +44 1795 350 035
- Website
- indycabs.co.uk
Gravesend Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7940 413 392
- Website
- gravesendtaxis.co.uk
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
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