There are 12 ways to get from Stafford to Budapest by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, 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.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
6h 35mFt 28,150–77,822Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Stafford to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LPL - BUD
6h 54mFt 26,229–95,144Train
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
19h 17mFt 159,649–340,595Train, bus
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Liègebus
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
26h 16mFt 95,249–173,095Train, night train
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
23h 20mFt 94,099–217,045Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stafford to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAN - BUD
7h 16mFt 27,365–73,879Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
7h 46mFt 40,191–121,807Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tamworth High Level to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EMA - BUD
7h 38mFt 46,117–179,901Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LTN - BUD
7h 51mFt 36,340–136,456Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Stafford to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
28h 45mFt 63,835–151,181Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stafford to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
18h 30mFt 157,404–212,236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stafford to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
19h 37mFt 119,178–195,479
Stafford to Budapest by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stafford to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 28 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Stafford to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs 28 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Stafford to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Stafford and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between Stafford and Budapest is 1670 km.
The best way to get from Stafford to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 19h 17m and costs 160 000 Ft - 350 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Stafford to Budapest, including transfers.
Stafford to Budapest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Stafford station.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Stafford. It is currently 5:46 PM in Stafford and 6:46 PM in Budapest.
Stafford to Budapest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Stafford, England and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Stafford to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 19h 17m.
- 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 22,000–49,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
Flights from Liverpool to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–75,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–70,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–160,000
- 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 30,000–110,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–65,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–55,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–80,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–55,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–85,000
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Tamworth High Level to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–9,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–10,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–13,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–31,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–13,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–19,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–45,000
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–100,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–60,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 49,000–80,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 42,000–65,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–80,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–55,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–45,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–23,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–23,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–60,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,000
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–60,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 43,000–60,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 33,000–39,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 23,000–28,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,391
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,283
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- Ft 50,283
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Liège
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–60,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–46,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–32,000
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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