There are 12 ways to get from Wales to Budapest by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRS - BUD
6h 26mFt 23,164–62,204Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
31h 59mFt 64,904–110,269Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central 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 54mFt 98,696–225,007Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapestcar
18h 37mFt 156,761–211,669Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CWL - BUD
8h 7mFt 31,741–92,071Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
7h 29mFt 44,955–89,742Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAN - BUD
7h 41mFt 28,368–64,304Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
7h 22mFt 69,333–173,089Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) 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 5mFt 52,610–137,266Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EMA - BUD
8h 40mFt 55,009–105,125Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- 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
36h 20mFt 75,864–144,199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Budapestcar
19h 46mFt 112,021–183,831
Wales to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Budapest is to bus and fly which costs 23 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Budapest is to bus and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 23 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Wales to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Wales to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central 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 54m.
The distance between Wales and Budapest is 1713 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Budapest without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 31h 59m and costs 65 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Wales to Budapest, including transfers.
Wales to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Wales to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Wales to Budapest is to bus via Prague which takes 31h 59m and costs 65 000 Ft - 110 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 31 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 8h 7m.
What companies run services between Wales and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Wilsonova Bus Station, Prague, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 31h 59m. Alternatively, KLM, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 3 times a day.
- 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 Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
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
- klm.com
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
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
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 Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 Cardiff Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–90,000
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 Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–42,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–55,000
- 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
- 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 Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
- 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
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–49,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–70,000
- 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
- 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 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–49,000
- 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 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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 Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–29,000
- 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, ÚAN Florenc to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- 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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Wales to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Wales. It is currently 10:39 AM in Wales and 11:39 AM in Budapest.
Wales to Budapest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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