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Flying to Budapest from London British Airways and low-cost carriers Ryanair, Norwegian Air, easyJet and Wizz Air all fly direct to Budapest from London, with flights taking off from four airports in the capital: Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), Luton (LTN) and Stansted (STN).

Flight time from Budapest to London is 2 hours 35 minutes Not looking for London, United Kingdom? Distance from Budapest to London is approximately 1480 kilometers.

London is 1 hour behind of Budapest.

Hungary’s unit of currency is the forint. Despite being a part of the European Union, Hungary does not use the euro. Ninety percent of the places you do business with in Budapest don’t accept euros. Most of the cash machines in town will let you withdraw money in both euros and forint.

Budapest is thought to be a “cheap” destination, but this, of course depends on your needs. The city is more affordable than most European cities, offering a very wide variety of fun things to do to the budget traveler as well as the luxury jet-setter.

Budapest, the Hungarian capital, is the cheapest destination in Europe to buy alcoholic drinks, according to new research by the Post Office. The results showed that the extensive round cost half as much in Budapest as in places such as Amsterdam or Ibiza.

A bottle of beer (0.4 – 0.5 litre) in shops: 200 – 600 HUF.