Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
fares start around £180 high season and £120 low season, though the earlier you book, the
cheaper the price.
From
Ireland
,bothAerLingus(
aerlingus.com
)
andRyanair(
ryanair.com
)flybetween
Dublin and Budapest - flights take three hours. Fares start at around €150 in low season.
Flights from the US and Canada
With no direct flights from North America to Budapest, your best bet is to fly with one
of the major European-based airlines like Air France (
airfrance.com
), British Airways or
Lufthansa (
lufthansa.com
)
, where you'll probably be routed via their respective European
hubs.
Fares
from New York to Budapest are around US$900 high season and US$550 low
season, and from the west coast around US$1200 high season and US$850 low season. From
Canada
, fares rise from Can$1000 to at least Can$1600 in high season.
Flights from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
There are no direct flights to Budapest from Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, so the
best option is to fly to a western European gateway and get a connecting flight from there. A
standard return
fare
to Budapest with Qantas from eastern
Australia
via Frankfurt is around
Aus$2600 in low season, rising to Aus$3500 in high season. From
New Zealand
, a stand-
ard return ticket via London with Air New Zealand costs around NZ$3500 in low season,
NZ$4000 in high season. Flying from
SouthAfrica
, you can get return flights for ZAR8900
in low season and ZAR9600 in high season.
City breaks and tours
Budapest is an extremely popular city-break destination and this is reflected in the number
of operators offering the city as a destination in itself or as part of a two- or three-centre trip,
usually combined with Prague and Vienna.
AGENTS AND OPERATORS
Cox&Kings
UK 020 7873 5000,
coxandkings.co.uk
.
Upmarket cultural trips to Bud-
apest staying in five-star hotels such as the
Four Seasons
and the
Corinthia Royal
: three-
night breaks starts at around £470 including flights and transfers. There are also luxury and
private group tours aboard the Danube Express, which stops off in Budapest.
KirkerHolidays
UK 02075931899,
kirkerholidays.co.uk
.
Three-nightculturalbreaks
in four- and five-star hotels from around £500 per person, including flights and transfers.
They can reserve opera tickets and arrange walking tours of the city.
MartinRandallTravel
UK 020 8742 3355,
martinrandall.com
. Well-respected art, ar-
chitecture and music tours led by a lecturer, with prices for a six-day trip starting at around
