Derby to Budapest

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Derby to Budapest. From €136.43, fastest 5h 37m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Derby to Budapest costs €136.43 at the cheapest and takes 5h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,620 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,620 km
Fastest
5h 37m
Average
5h 47m
Services per day
12
Cheapest
€136.43
CO2 per passenger
398.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 43m2h 33m3h 10m€164.75398.5 kg12
  • 5h 43mFastest, by Flight
  • €164.75Cheapest, by Flight
  • 398.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,620 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€136.43
  1. Jet2.com J964710:212h 47m13:08Derby EMABudapest BUD

Door to door 5h 57mCO2 398.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€184.81
  1. Ryanair R143514:252h 33m16:58Derby EMABudapest BUD

Door to door 5h 43mCO2 398.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€180.09
  1. Ryanair R221207:302h 1m09:31Derby EMAPrague PRG
  2. ČD D581511:113h 3m14:14Praha hlavni nadraziBudapest Keleti

Changes at Prague, with 100 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 8h 41mCO2 303.9 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Derby to Budapest
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Derby to BudapestFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€299.27€302.22€236.73€197.79€191.30€216.67€217.85€195.43€210.18€188.35€164.75€167.11€172.42€187.17

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €136.43

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Budapest is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Budapest Keleti

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Derby to Budapest

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €135.2590 days
  2. €104.5760 days
  3. €123.4545 days
  4. €145.2830 days
  5. €168.2921 days
  6. €187.1714 days
  7. €217.857 days
  8. €236.733 days
  9. €299.271 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €104.57.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 186 percent. The most expensive point is €299.27, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€299.27€104.571371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €188.35Sun
  2. €164.75Mon
  3. €167.11Tue
  4. €172.42Wed
  5. €187.17Thu
  6. €195.43Fri
  7. €210.18Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €191.30Sep
  2. €144.69Oct
  3. €132.89Nov
  4. €129.35Dec
  5. €124.04Jan
  6. €108.70Feb

The route

DerbyDerbyBudapestBudapest
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,620 km against 1,573 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Amsterdam, Köln, Frankfurt am Main, Prague. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Derby at 06:34 and the last at 18:47, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Derby

Rail
  • Derby railway station
  • Derby Friargate railway station
  • Derby Nottingham Road railway station
Bus
  • Derby Bus Station
  • Derby Train Station
Air
  • EMA
Ferry
  • Causey Bridge Riverboat Station

Budapest

Rail
  • Budapest Keleti
  • Budapest-Déli railway station
  • Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Bus
  • Budapest Nepliget
  • Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
Air
  • BUD
Ferry
  • Dock 42
  • Dráva utca

Landing at BUD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Budapest

Settled in advance, so the ride into Budapest costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Jet2.com€136.43
Ryanair€143.51
  • Jet2.com
  • Ryanair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€108.0079%
Taxes€19.4414%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€136.43100%

A day in Budapest hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Budapest Keleti

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Derby to Budapest

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Derby to Budapest?

The fastest journey from Derby to Budapest takes 5h 37m door to door, of which 2h 33m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Derby to Budapest?

The cheapest fare from Derby to Budapest is €136.43, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €209.00. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Derby to Budapest?

The cheapest way from Derby to Budapest is by Flight, at €164.75 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 43m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Derby to Budapest?

Fares from Derby to Budapest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €104.57. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 186 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Derby to Budapest?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Derby to Budapest, at €164.75. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Derby to Budapest?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Derby to Budapest, at €108.70 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Derby to Budapest?

2 operators sell services from Derby to Budapest across 1 modes: Jet2.com, Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Derby to Budapest?

67 percent of the services we sell from Derby to Budapest are direct. The rest connect at Amsterdam, Köln, Frankfurt am Main, Prague, with about 54 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Derby to Budapest use?

Services from Derby to Budapest by Flight leave from Derby EMA and arrive at Budapest BUD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Derby to Budapest?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Derby to Budapest allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Derby to Budapest on September 10, 2026: 1620 km of route against 1573 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €136.43, and 5h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Budapest are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

What to book in Budapest before you go

Day trips that leave Budapest in the morning and cover a good part of Hungary by evening.

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