How do you get from Budapest airport into town?

Bus 100E, 40 min, 2,500 HUF. A day ticket on local transport is BKK 24h Budapest-travelcard 2,750 HUF. Cheaper option: Bus 200E + Metro M3, 850 HUF on a 90-minute ticket (or two 500 HUF singles).

What does a day in Budapest cost, not counting the flight?

About £32 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Budapest.
From Bristol, out and back.

Hungary·Sat 17 Oct

No same-day return from Bristol to Budapest in the next week that we can see.

Budapest already has a trip from London Stansted, Edinburgh and London Gatwick.

What a day in Budapest costs

£32on the ground, per person

Bus 200E + Metro M3 to the city, there and back£4

Local transport£7

Lunch£8

Dinner£13

Coffee or a pint (optional)£3

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Worth paying for

Szechenyi Thermal Bath£32 (13,200 Ft)

Hungarian National Museum£8 (3,500 Ft)

House of Terror Museum£10 (4,000 Ft)

Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum£23 (9,500 Ft)

Matthias Church£8 (3,400 Ft)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Walk the Danube embankment and cross the Chain Bridge, Gellert Hill and the Citadella viewpoint over the city, Margaret Island park, Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial near Parliament, Buda Castle district streets and the lower terracesFree

Getting there

Bus 100E, 40 min, 2,500 HUF, BKK 24h Budapest-travelcard 2,750 HUF (16km)

Sat 17 Oct in Budapest: 19°C, mostly sunny and dry, sunset 15:55.

Christmas markets in Budapest

Advent Bazilika13 Nov 2026 - 1 Jan 2027
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Open: Every day, Mon-Thu and Sun 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00 (25-26 Dec 11:00-20:00, 31 Dec 11:00-03:00, 1 Jan 11:00-18:00)
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Where: St Stephen's Basilica square
Vörösmarty Classic Xmas13 Nov - 31 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Open: Every day, Mon-Thu and Sun 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00 (25-26 Dec 12:00-18:00, 31 Dec 11:00-03:00)
Shuts 14:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Vörösmarty tér

To Budapest from other airports

London HeathrowEvery day
Mon out 07:50, back 17:35 · Tue out 08:00, back 20:10 · Wed out 07:50, back 18:20 · Thu out 07:50, back 20:25 · Fri out 07:25, back 18:25 · Sat out 07:40, back 18:45 · Sun out 06:40, back 18:45
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London LutonEvery day
Mon out 08:30, back 17:30 · Tue out 08:30, back 17:30 · Wed out 08:30, back 17:30 · Thu out 08:30, back 17:30 · Fri out 08:30, back 17:30 · Sat out 08:30, back 17:30 · Sun out 08:30, back 17:30
From £50, cheapest seen in Dec, checked 14 Oct
London StanstedMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Mon out 06:00, back 20:40 · Tue out 06:00, back 18:25 · Wed out 08:20, back 20:45 · Thu out 06:40, back 17:55 · Fri out 07:50, back 21:30 · Sat out 06:00, back 17:05
Fare not confirmed yet
ManchesterMon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Mon out 05:50, back 20:45 · Fri out 06:45, back 20:10 · Sat out 09:30, back 19:10 · Sun out 06:30, back 21:00
Fare not confirmed yet
BirminghamMon
Mon out 06:00, back 20:50
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London GatwickThu
Thu out 11:00, back 20:35
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet