There are 13 ways to get from Southampton to Budapest by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SOU - BUD
7h 30mFt 48,949–96,327Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)STN - BUD
7h 47mFt 29,339–122,465Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
27h 27mFt 62,911–211,642Train, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
28h 45mFt 41,874–79,457Train, night train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
24h 25mFt 73,739–290,815Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LHR - BUD
6h 40mFt 45,516–114,051Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BRS - BUD
7h 25mFt 37,044–114,543Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LGW - BUD
6h 43mFt 29,374–93,757Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LTN - BUD
7h 23mFt 38,123–101,949Bus via Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station032 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
28h 48mBus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals032
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
36h 40mFt 41,771–124,902Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Budapest
17h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Budapest
18h 30mFt 119,827–169,861
Southampton to Budapest by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 29 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs 45 000 Ft - 120 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via London Victoria and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Clark Ádám tér via Embankment station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Kelenföld vasútállomás M. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
The distance between Southampton and Budapest is 1566 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Budapest without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 27h 27m and costs 60 000 Ft - 220 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Southampton to Budapest, including transfers.
Southampton to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Budapest train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Budapest is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs 48 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Cluj-Napoca, which costs and takes 28h 48m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Budapest, Hungary?
KLM, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Luton, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Népliget, Ecseri út, and Ecseri út M in around 28h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–60,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–150,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–55,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–55,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 45,000–75,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–95,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–160,000
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–60,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–38,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 17,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–23,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–27,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 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 35,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 100,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 65,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 35,000–43,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–38,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–13,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- On Foot
- Ft 14,000–17,000
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Southampton to Budapest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Budapest is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 5:22 PM in Southampton and 6:22 PM in Budapest.
Southampton to Budapest train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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