Budapest for a short or weekend break, is a perfect location. Many airlines have flights to Budapest - from UK, London and European airports – many of them offering low fares. Malev Hungarian Airlines flies to/from Budapest to most major European cities. Journey time from most UK airports is two and a half plus hours, thus it is an easy trip for a weekend.

Budapest Airport (Ferihegy) is about 28km from the city centre and there are a number of ways of getting into the centre of the city. Taxi is the quickest but agree a price first or use Tele 5 taxis who have set fares to Budapest centre (Tel. 355 5555). There is an Airport Minibus Service (Tel. 296 8555). These have a special flat fare from the airport to anywhere in Budapest. You could also take a bus and metro to the city centre.

From the UK, at least half a dozen airlines fly direct to Budapest - Sky Europe, Wizz Air, EasyJet, British Midlands, British Airways and Malev Hungarian Airlines - with more coming onstream every year. Airlines flying into Feringhy Budapest Airport from other destinations include Austrian Airlines, LOT, SAS, El Al, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, KLM, etc.

As Budapest is served by many airlines, this makes booking tickets to Budapest a doddle. All you have to do is pick the days that would suit you best and check out the best airfares.

Spend time looking for the best deals and discounts as these change from day, but don’t leave it too late or all the best offers will have disappeared. Budapest has become a very popular weekend or short break destination so you might find you can get cheap flights if you can travel on a Thursday to Tuesday – this will also give you a longer stay in Budapest. You can get very good deals if you try out a number of suppliers and airlines.