There are 13 ways to get from Budapest to Watford by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUD - LHR
6h 8m£89–246Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Luton Airport
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BUD - LTN
6h 9m£30–134Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
17h 29m£278–651Bus, train
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 1924
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
26h£162–266Train, night train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
22h 49m£185–416Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BUD - STN
6h 14m£49–215Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BUD - LGW
6h 56m£46–184Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BUD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Watford Junctiontrain
6h 47m£77–222Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BTS - STN
8h 34m£79–233Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BUD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
8h 34m£111–257Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus RegioJet 38 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
28h 11m£101–168Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Budapest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Watfordcar
16h 35m£343–448Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Watfordcar
17h 36m£253–406
Budapest to Watford by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Watford is to fly which costs £30 - £140 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Watford is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest station to Watford station. However, there are services departing from Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station and arriving at Watford Junction station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, Green Line Coach Station and Black Boy PH. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Watford. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Watford Junction via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 29m.
The distance between Budapest and Watford is 964 miles.
The best way to get from Budapest to Watford without a car is to train which takes 17h 29m and costs £270 - £650.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Budapest to Watford, including transfers.
Budapest to Watford bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station.
Budapest to Watford train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Watford is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs £85 - £250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £270 - £650 and takes 17h 29m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £170 and takes 28h 11m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Watford, England?
British Airways, Brussels Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Watford Junction via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 17h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- 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
- £90–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- £30–50
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- £30–50
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- £28–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Budapest Kelenfold Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Budapest to Watford bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Watford is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 3:06 PM in Budapest and 2:06 PM in Watford.
Budapest to Watford train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
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