Travel to Budapest, Hungary
Getting to Budapest has never been easier or cheaper and
there are a number of Budget airlines operating from the
UK and other countries to this capital city.
If you would like assistance with booking your flight at
the lowest possible price, please contact us. Alternatively you may also travel there by train (see bottom of page)
The cheapest operator in the UK is Easyjet who operate a service from Bristol, Luton Gatwick and Newcastle. The Easyjet website can be viewed by clicking on their name above. (Link opens in a new window) Easyjet also offer a service from Dortmund Berlin and Geneva.
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Whiz Air also operate a daily service to Budapest out of Luton airport at various times according to the day of the week and time of year (service may be reduced during Winter months) Click on their name to view more details. Whiz air also have services to Budapest from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bourgas, Brussels, Bucharest, Corfu, Heraklion, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Katowice, Malmo, Palma, Paris, Rhodes, Rome, Sofia, Split, Stockholm, Tis-Mures and Warsaw. |
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There also direct services from London Heathrow using either British Airways or Malev Hungarian Airlines from Heathrow or London Gatwick. Simply click on the airline names above to be taken to their respective websites for further information. (Links open in a new window)
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In addition to offering a service from London Heathrow Malev Hungarian Airlines also offer direct services to  Budapest from the following cites.. Amsterdam Athens Bangkok * Beijing (Peking) Beirut Berlin Bologna Bourgas * Brussels Bucharest Cairo Chisinau Constanta Copenhagen Cork Damascus Dublin Dubrovnik* Dusseldorf Frankfurt Geneva Gothenburg Hamburg Helsinki Istanbul Kiev Krakow Larnaca Lisbon Ljubljana London Lyon Madrid Malaga * Milan Moscow Munich New York Odessa Oslo Paris Podgorica * Prague Pristina Rome Split * Stockholm Stuttgart Sarajevo Skopje Sofia Tel-Aviv Tirgu Mures Timisoara Thessaloniki Tirana Toronto Varna Venice Warsaw Zagreb Zurich
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The following information on Budapest Airport may also be of help
Address: Budapest Ferihegy Airport, H 1675, Budapest Pf 53, Hungary
Location: The airport is located 24km (15 miles) southeast of Budapest
Country Code: 36
Airport Code: bud |
Number of Terminals: 3
Telephone: (0)1 296 9696 or (0)1 296 7000
Fax: (0)1 296 6000
E-mail: info@bud.hu
Website: www.bud-airport.hu
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October) |
Transfer between Terminals There is a covered walkway between the terminals.
Information and Help Desks Help desks are situated on all levels in Terminals 2A and 2B. The tourist information desks are located immediately after customs in both terminals.
Airport Facilities Money and communications: Banking facilities and a bureau de change are available. Eating and drinking: There are various restaurants and snack bars throughout the airport. Shopping: There are shops, including duty-free. Luggage: A lost property service is available (tel: (0)1 296 5665). Left-luggage is located in the Arrivals area of Terminal 2B, open daily 24 hours (tel: (0)1 296 8802). Other facilities: There is a chapel in Terminal 2B.
Disabled Facilities There are five disabled toilets within the transit areas and four in other areas. Services are available to help passengers who need assistance boarding or disembarking aircraft and to help passengers with impaired vision. An ambulance service is also available. Passengers should contact their airline in advance for assistance; wheelchairs are available at the airport help desks, on request.
Conference and Business Facilities Business class passengers in Terminal 2B have access to the Cirrus Lounge (tel: (0)1 296 5933), which is located on the transit area on the first floor. Facilities include photocopiers, computers, fax, credit card telephones and free Internet access. In both terminals, there are business centres and VIP lounges with hostess services in various languages, telephone, fax, computers with Internet access, photocopying and an interpreter service. There are two meeting rooms in Terminal 2B; one can accommodate six people, the other between 30-40 people.
Car Hire Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National Alamo and Sixt all have desks located immediately after customs on the Arrivals levels in both Terminal 2A and Terminal 2B.
Car Parking There are short-term car parks situated at both terminals. There is also a long-term car park with security surveillance.
Driving Directions The airport is located on route E60 and is clearly signposted from Budapest. A ring road is planned for the near future for easier access from other cities.
Public Transport Taxi: Taxis are available from the airport at the taxi stand, but their fares can be unregulated; passengers should make sure that the taxi meter is on or, if there is no meter, negotiate a fare before leaving the airport. Bus: There is an Airport Minibus (tel: (0)1 296 8555) service to any address in Budapest – the Airport Minibus desk in the Arrivals hall sells tickets and takes reservations. A pre-pay local express bus no.93 runs between the underground metro terminus, Köbánya-Kispest, and the airport terminals; passengers may wish to alight at Deák tér where the three underground lines converge.
Airport Hotels The three-star Hotel Stacio (tel: (0)6 29 353 053; website: www.hotelstacio.hu) is located at the airport and opens in July 2006. It has 31 rooms, all brand new. The Ibis Aero (tel: (0)1 347 9715; website: www.ibis-aero.hu), is located about 12km (8 miles) from the airport and is close to central Budapest. Guests can take the shuttle bus from the Passenger Service Desk at the airport and buy tickets on the bus or take a taxi. Underground metro trains connect to the city centre.
Train
The rail journey from London to Budapest is easy and takes just 24 hours, using the overnight 'Orient Express' between Paris and Vienna - meaning the real Orient Express, not the expensive tourist one. Alternatively, you can travel via Brussels and Cologne, which involves an extra change but can be cheaper.
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