There are 12 ways to get from Budapest to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BUD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 33m£63–170Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Brnobus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno Benesova Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
31h 57m£150–259Train, 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 London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
24h 28m£235–516Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Budapest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
18h 27m£371–491Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BUD - CWL
7h 56m£87–381Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BUD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 8m£108–224Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 48m£166–417Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BUD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 51m£114–292Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BUD - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 34m£122–322Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BUD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 32m£129–347Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
33h 37m£154–278Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
19h 31m£266–423
Budapest to Cardiff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £60 - £170 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 33m and costs £60 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Kingsway GR via Brno Benesova Bus Station, Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Cardiff Central via Wien Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 28m.
The distance between Budapest and Cardiff is 1083 miles.
The best way to get from Budapest to Cardiff without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 31h 57m and costs £150 - £260.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Budapest to Cardiff, including transfers.
Budapest to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Cardiff train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Cardiff is to bus via Prague which takes 31h 57m and costs £150 - £260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £85 - £390 and takes 7h 56m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Kingsway GR via Brno Benesova Bus Station, Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 31h 57m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- £30–50
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brno Benesova Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Budapest to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brno station.
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