Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
£2500, which includes flights from the UK, hotels, transfers, excursions, concert tickets and
some meals.
NorthSouthTravel
UK 01245 608 291,
northsouthtravel.co.uk
. Friendly, competitive
travel agency, offering discounted fares worldwide. Profits are used to support projects in
the developing world, especially the promotion of sustainable tourism.
Osprey City Holidays
UK 0131 243 8098,
ospreyholidays.com
. Two-night breaks in
one of several three-, four- and five-star hotels, from around £330 per person, including
flights and transfers.
Page&Moy
UK 01858 415407,
pageandmoy.com
.
Twelve-day river cruises taking in
Budapest as part of a four- or five-centre trip, typically with Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and
Romania; £2500.
Regent Holidays
UK 020 7666 1244,
regent-holidays.co.uk
. Central and Eastern
European specialist offering three-night city breaks in three-, four- and five-star accommod-
ation from £345 (including flights from the UK), as well as tailor-made itineraries.
Stag Republic
UK 0845 686 0619,
stagrepublic.co.uk
. A Budapest-based operation
that arranges stag packages that can include Trabant treks, quad biking, visits to the baths
and stag dinners. Prices start at around £55 per person for a two-night hostel stay, on top of
which you add the various activities.
STA Travel
UK 0871 2300 040, US 1 800 781 4040, Australia 134 782, New Zea-
land 0800 474 400, South Africa 0861 781 781;
statravel.co.uk
.
Worldwide special-
ists in independent travel; also student IDs, travel insurance, car rental, rail pass and more.
Good discounts for students and under-26s.
Thermalia Spas
UK 01843 864 688,
thermaliaspas.co.uk
.
Spa holiday specialists of-
fering stays centred around health and fitness at four-star thermal resorts in Budapest. Prices
from around £400 for three nights and £720 for seven nights, including flights from the UK
and Ireland.
Trailfinders
UK 0845 054 6060, Ireland 021 464 8800, Australia 1300 780 212;
trailfinders.com
. One of the best-informed and most efficient agents for independent travel-
lers.
Trains
Getting to Budapest by
train
is likely to be considerably more expensive than flying, though
it's a great deal more fun. First stop should be
seat61.com
, an excellent website that
provides route, ticket, timetable and contact information for all European train services.
The quickest and most straightforward option from the UK is to take the
Eurostar
from
London's St Pancras International to Paris, and then continue from Gare de l'Est to Munich
