There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
6h 23mFt 33,093–73,293Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRS - BUD
6h 39mFt 29,997–73,207Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 962 / ...
30h 50mFt 61,768–102,841Train, night train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 57mFt 94,000–216,137Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
18h 18mFt 151,158–203,576Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
7h 39mFt 66,870–168,437Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
8h 43mFt 45,222–115,501Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
8h 27mFt 48,370–117,137Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 22mFt 50,147–132,614Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
35h 55mFt 72,768–136,841Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
19h 26mFt 106,432–175,758
Cheltenham to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 30 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs 33 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 57m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Budapest is 1698 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Budapest without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 30h 50m and costs 60 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Cheltenham to Budapest, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
Cheltenham to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Wilsonova Bus Station, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–47,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–50,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–50,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–120,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–45,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–80,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 46,000–210,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–48,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–65,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–60,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–85,000
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 42,000–60,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 33,000–39,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 23,000–28,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- 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
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,469
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- Ft 49,469
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–21,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–21,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–55,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–20,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Budapest is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 4:08 AM in Cheltenham and 5:08 AM in Budapest.
Cheltenham to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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