Direct flights to Budapest

Budapest, known as the 'Queen of the Danube', is a magnificent city exuding a cultural sophistication that entices and enchants. It's a city for all to enjoy. A holiday in Budapest can be a romantic get-away for two, a memorable experience for music or opera fundis, fun for families, fascinating for sightseers, or a rocking time for festival goers.

Find a direct flight to Budapest

If you want to make traveling to Budapest as convenient as possible, we recommend that you choose a direct flight. Luckily Budapest is well connected and the number of direct connections is high. In the list below you find some of the most frequent connections – choose your own city to see all available flight options.

• Direct flights from Amsterdam (AMS) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Warsaw (WAW) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Vienna (VIE) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Barcelona (BCN) to Budapest (BUD)
• Direct flights from Paris (CDG) to Budapest (BUD)

What not to miss in Budapest

No trip to Budapest would be complete without a trip down the romantic River Danube, a perfect way to take in the city’s stunning buildings. You won’t fail to be impressed by the truly magnificent Parliament Building. With its elegant dome and towers this huge building is a blend of gothic, renaissance and baroque styles containing beautifully decorated rooms.

Budapest is home to numerous cultural attractions such as Buda Castle which houses several museums, including the Budapest Historic Museum and the National Gallery. Here, you’ll find an abundance of local treasures and works of art. The Budapest Aquincum Museum is also worth a visit, where you’ll see the marvelous Roman remains.

As well as visiting Budapest’s many cultural gems, don’t forget to take time out to enjoy one of the city’s relaxing thermal baths. Perhaps the most famous being the Gellert Baths, where there are plenty of treatments and massages on offer to make for a truly relaxing experience. Then head off to enjoy the local cuisine in one of Budapest’s many cafes to sample some authentic Hungarian goulash.

How to find a cheap flight to Budapest

For the latest offers on cheap flights and lastminute flights to Budapest look no further than our fantastic flights search facility at Directflights.com. The cheapest flights are usually found outside of the busy peak holiday periods when you’ll find the most competitive prices.

Budapest climate – from summer to winter

With the Alps to the west and the flat, open Great Plain to the east, Budapest's climate is accented with warm summers and bitterly cold winters, with plenty of rain all year round. Winters are fairly short, the very cold weather arriving in mid-December, usually cloudy and damp with odd bright sunny days and frequent, but light, snow. In summer, from April to September, Budapest has a high proportion of sunny, warm days with relatively high humidity, the sun shining for about 10 hours a day.