Stansted to Budapest Flight Time, and What a Day Costs
Stansted to Budapest takes 2 hours 25 minutes each way, and a full day costs £113.15 a head on 11 December with 6.2 hours in the city.
Stansted to Budapest is 2 hours 25 minutes each way, and the honest headline is that this one costs £113.15 for the day and gives you 6.2 hours in the city. That is less time than Prague for almost the same money, so it comes down to which city you would rather spend it in. Everything we publish is costed the same way as our other extreme day trips, flights plus the ground.
Friday 11 December, out of Stansted at 07:50 and home by 23:05, 6.2 hours in Budapest. £86.00 on the flights and £113.15 the whole day. Checked 3 November. See the day
How long is the flight from Stansted to Budapest?
Two hours twenty five minutes, direct with Ryanair, and the same on the way home. That extra half hour each way against Prague is what eats into your day, and it is the main reason Budapest feels tighter.
What does a day in Budapest actually cost?
£113.15 a head on 11 December. The flight is £86.00 and the ground costs are £27.15, made up of £4.00 for the 200E bus and the M3 metro in and back, £7.00 for getting around once you are there, £6.40 for lunch and £9.75 for dinner. Budapest is one of the cheaper cities to eat in on the whole board.
Can you do Budapest in a day from Stansted?
You can, but you need to want it. You are out at 07:50, in the city at 12:25 after immigration and the forty minute run in from the airport, and leaving again at 18:35. You land back at Stansted at 23:05. Six hours is enough for the Danube, the Chain Bridge and one proper sit down meal, and not much more.
Which December day is cheapest to Budapest?
Friday 11 December at £86.00 return, and it is not close. The 7th is £118, the 14th is £128, the 18th is £125 and it climbs to £164 by the 23rd. If your dates move at all, move them to the 11th.
What is the weather like in Budapest in December?
Average high of 6°C and a low of 0°C on that date, with rain in 3 of the last 10 years. Cold, in other words, and the Danube does not make it warmer, so dress for standing about outside.
Is Budapest worth doing in a day?
If the markets are the reason, yes, and we have costed those separately in the Budapest Christmas market day trip. If you just want a cheap day in Europe, Prague is a shorter flight for similar money and Barcelona is cheaper again. Every date from this airport is on day trips from London Stansted.
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