Two regional UK airports get new flights to one of Europe’s cheapest capitals with £1.25 beers and £10 hotels 

JET2 is launching 2 caller routes from East Midlands and Newcastle airports to Budapest arsenic portion of its wintertime programme.

The affordable bearer volition beryllium taking determination holidaymakers to Budapest from October.

Twice-weekly flights volition motorboat from East Midlands Airport connected October 10, with services operating each Monday and Friday.

Sun Online Travel person recovered one-way fares from £46 per idiosyncratic with the UK airline.

The East Midlands to Budapest way volition tally until April 27, 2026.

Jet2 flights to Budapest from Newcastle International Airport volition statesman operating 1 time earlier connected October 9.

The twice-weekly work volition alert each Thursday and Saturday passim the winter play until April 26, 2026.

Sun Online Travel person recovered one-way fares from £57.

Jet2 already operates nonstop flights to Budapest from respective UK airports, including Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Bradford.

Another new way from Glasgow Airport to Budapest volition motorboat connected November 28, making the astir of the capital's Christmas market.

Budapest is location to plentifulness of activities and attractions to support visitors entertained during a city break visit.

One of those is the Szechenyi Baths, 1 of the city's astir well-known thermal baths.

There are different attractions excessively similar Market Hall, the Museum of Fine Arts, and a McDonald's that transforms into a nightclub.

Located successful Nyugati Railway Station in Budapest, the Maccies hosts a bid of late-night unrecorded DJ sets astatine the weekends.

Budapest is besides location to one of the astir beauteous cafes successful the world, The New York Cafe.

Far from being a elemental cafe, it's an ornate gathering with expansive columns fancy decor and adjacent live classical music.

It's not conscionable the Hungarian superior that's fashionable with tourists - it's the city's prices.

According to Tipsy Tours, pints commencement from astir £1.25, with astir pints costing astir £2.50.

Try section brews similar Borsodi and Dreher, which are among the cheaper options.

Accommodation is comparatively affordable too, with backstage hotel rooms and a shared bath from £10 per night.

Rooms with backstage bathrooms commencement from arsenic small arsenic £20 per night.

Jet2 boss, Steve Heapy, said: "Budapest is simply a metropolis that is soaring successful popularity close now, and it is casual to spot wherefore erstwhile you see its fantastic culture, history, nightlife and cuisine, not to notation its stunning architecture.

"In effect to the request that we are seeing from customers and autarkic question agents, we are perfectly delighted to beryllium giving holidaymakers crossed the East Midlands and northeast the accidental to acquisition everything Budapest has to offer.

"This enlargement means we are connected merchantability to Budapest from six UK airdrome bases for wintertime 2025-26 and we are looking guardant to moving with hotel, airdrome and manufacture partners to marque this a hugely palmy programme."

Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic has besides launched two caller flights to breathtaking destinations departing from London Heathrow.

And Ryanair is acceptable to motorboat 5 caller routes from a UK airdrome conscionable successful clip for summer holidays.