There are 9 ways to get from Stirling to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EDI - BUD
6h 38mFt 32,102–76,864Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GLA - BUD
8h 18mFt 29,621–72,386Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
37h 47mFt 50,299–107,111Train, night train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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
27h 47mFt 91,839–323,416Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stirling to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
22h 49mTrain, train to Newcastle, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane NCL - BUD
8h 20mFt 31,139–127,216Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane EDI - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
9h 11mFt 38,502–110,064Bus, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 909 / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Ružomberokbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruzomberok to Budapest
42h 44mFt 71,981–187,474Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
23h 56mFt 156,831–233,312
Stirling to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 29 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs 32 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Stirling to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Stirling and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 47m.
The distance between Stirling and Budapest is 1883 km.
The best way to get from Stirling to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 37h 47m and costs 50 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Stirling to Budapest, including transfers.
Stirling to Budapest bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Stirling to Budapest train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Stirling station.
Stirling to Budapest bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 37h 47m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
Flights from Newcastle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–130,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
Flights from Newcastle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–47,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–60,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
Flights from Newcastle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Newcastle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–70,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–50,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–50,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–85,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–65,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–85,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–55,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,250–5,350
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,650–5,750
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–5,100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,430–2,480
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–48,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Ft 90,000–100,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Ft 26,000–34,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Ft 100,000–120,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Ft 90,000–105,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Ft 27,000–35,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Ft 110,000–130,000
- 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
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–4,600
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–5,500
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–5,500
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 29,000–44,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Ruzomberok to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.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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Budapest is 1h ahead of Stirling. It is currently 12:27 AM in Stirling and 1:27 AM in Budapest.
Stirling to Budapest train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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