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Compare bus and flight for Luton to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Luton to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $229 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 3m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.5 - 3.7kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $229, while a flight costs an average of $613.
Distance: 917 miles (1477 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$613 Average price | $229 Average price Cheapest | $68 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 3m Average total duration Fastest 4h 3m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 34h 16m Average total duration 33h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 55m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
4.4 - 8.9kg CO2 emissions | 1.5 - 3.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Compare ways to travel from Luton to Budapest
Compare the available ways to get from Luton to Budapest, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Luton to Budapest:
A bus is $384 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Luton to Budapest costing on average $613.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Bus takes on average 34h 16m.
You'll arrive about 14h 52m sooner (4h 3m by flight vs 18h 55m by car). Tickets start at around $613 compared to roughly $68 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
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This is compared to other travel options from Luton to Budapest:
A bus is $384 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Luton to Budapest costing on average $613.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Bus takes on average 34h 16m.
- Around 69 flights per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Luton and Budapest as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Luton, Dunstable Road (Challney) and arrive in Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Travel with KLM, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Condor Flugdienst, Qatar Airways, Ryanair, British Airways, Wizz Air, Sas Airways, Lufthansa City Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Brussels Airlines, Swiss, Eurowings, TAP Portugal, Air Baltic, KLM Cityhopper, easyJet, Luxair, Indigo Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air France, Avion Express Malta, Malta Air, GetJet Airlines to go to Budapest by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Budapest by bus.
- 11 direct flights per day with Ryanair, British Airways, Wizz Air, easyJet, Malta Air.
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