Budapest
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Reaching Budapest from London emits 42.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (20h 24m each way) against 365 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 24.3 °C in July and 2.0 °C in December.
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Budapest is warmest in July (24.3 °C); coldest in December (2.0 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,146 km | 33.8 kg | 18h 12m | 288 kg | 5h |
| Barcelona | 1,498 km | 44.2 kg | 23h 30m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Berlin | 688 km | 20.3 kg | 12h | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Birmingham | 1,589 km | 55.8 kg | 23h 12m | 400 kg | 5h 36m |
| Bristol | 1,617 km | 56.5 kg | 23h 24m | 407 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,129 km | 33.3 kg | 17h 24m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Cardiff | 1,658 km | 59.8 kg | 23h 42m | 417 kg | 5h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,012 km | 29.9 kg | 16h 36m | 255 kg | 4h 48m |
| Dublin | 1,894 km | — | — | 476 kg | 6h |
| Edinburgh | 1,785 km | 85.7 kg | 26h 12m | 449 kg | 5h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 811 km | 23.9 kg | 13h 36m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Glasgow | 1,843 km | 87.4 kg | 26h 18m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Leeds | 1,604 km | 64.6 kg | 24h | 403 kg | 5h 36m |
| Lisbon | 2,470 km | 72.9 kg | 37h 42m | 621 kg | 6h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,683 km | 65.8 kg | 24h | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| London | 1,449 km | 42.8 kg | 20h 24m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,974 km | 58.3 kg | 26h 48m | 497 kg | 6h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,638 km | 63.8 kg | 23h 54m | 412 kg | 5h 42m |
| Milan | 787 km | 23.2 kg | 13h | 198 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 562 km | 16.6 kg | 9h 12m | 141 kg | 4h 12m |
| Newcastle | 1,652 km | 74.8 kg | 24h 42m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Nottingham | 1,552 km | 56.9 kg | 23h 30m | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Oslo | 1,482 km | 43.7 kg | 23h 24m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 1,244 km | 36.7 kg | 16h 6m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Prague | 444 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 24m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Rome | 809 km | 23.9 kg | 13h 42m | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Sheffield | 1,585 km | 61.0 kg | 23h 48m | 399 kg | 5h 36m |
| Southampton | 1,527 km | 51.7 kg | 23h 6m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,317 km | 38.9 kg | 21h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 214 km | 6.3 kg | 4h 12m | 53.9 kg | 3h 48m |
| Warsaw | 545 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 12m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 789 km | 23.3 kg | 13h 24m | 198 kg | 4h 36m |
The year in Budapest
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
When to go
Budapest is warmest in July at 24.3 °C, and that is also its brightest month. Its coldest is December at 2.0 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Budapest records 6.9 overnight stays per resident a year (11,677,423 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Budapest
Places to stay in Budapest, Hungary, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.