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Travel guide to Budapest: costs & flights

Data verified: Sep 2026Found an outdated figure? Tell us

Average mid-range hotel: 120 Ft/night — typical full day: 194 Ft — currency: HUF — time difference vs Riyadh: -2h.

By our data: Mid-range cost (rank 14 of 70 destinations).

At a glance

Hotel prices (night)
50 – 350 Ft
Full day (mid-range)
194 Ft
Currency
HUF (Ft)
Flight from Riyadh
4h 40m

Nearest airports

The airports closest to Budapest in our flight network, ordered by distance.

Hotels and flights to Budapest

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When to go: Budapest is priciest June to August; December brings Christmas markets, and January and February are the cheapest months.

Budapest calculators

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Popular flight routes to Budapest

Popular flight routes to the destination: origin, destination, distance and estimated flight time.
FromToDistanceFlight time (est.)
Istanbul (IST)Budapest (BUD)1,017 km1h 47m
Lyon (LYS)Budapest (BUD)1,099 km1h 53m
Gothenburg (GOT)Budapest (BUD)1,230 km2h 2m
Paris (CDG)Budapest (BUD)1,248 km2h 3m
Stockholm (ARN)Budapest (BUD)1,362 km2h 11m
Cairo (CAI)Budapest (BUD)2,188 km3h 9m
Medina (MED)Budapest (BUD)3,118 km4h 15m
Jeddah (JED)Budapest (BUD)3,372 km4h 33m
Dammam (DMM)Budapest (BUD)3,537 km4h 45m
Bahrain (BAH)Budapest (BUD)3,608 km4h 50m
Dubai (DXB)Budapest (BUD)4,008 km5h 18m
Muscat (MCT)Budapest (BUD)4,344 km5h 42m

Daily costs in Budapest

Daily costs in Budapest by tier: hotel per night, full day, 3 days and 7 days.
TierHotel / nightFull day3 days7 days
Budget50100300700
Mid-range1201945821,358
Luxury3504871,4613,409

Full day = hotel + meals + transport + activities, from our saved local price data. All amounts in HUF.

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Destinations with similar costs

Barcelona · 193 EURRiyadh · 195 SARSingapore · 198 USDVienna · 190 EUR

Ready-made plans for Budapest

3-day planMid-range, est. 582 HUF5-day planMid-range, est. 970 HUF7-day planMid-range, est. 1,358 HUF

FAQs about Budapest

What does one day in Budapest cost?

From our local price data: a full day (hotel, food, transport, activities) runs about 100 HUF budget, 194 HUF mid-range and 487 HUF luxury.

What is the average hotel price in Budapest?

Per night: 50 HUF budget, 120 HUF mid-range, 350 HUF luxury.

How long is the flight from Riyadh to Budapest?

Direct distance is 3,473 km with an estimated block time of 4h 40m (non-stop model).