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Two regional UK airports get new flights to one of Europe’s cheapest capitals with £1.25 beers and £10 hotels
The European city has a Maccies that transforms into a nightclub
JET2 is launching two new routes from East Midlands and Newcastle airports to Budapest as part of its winter programme.
The affordable carrier will be taking regional holidaymakers to Budapest from October.
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Twice-weekly flights will launch from East Midlands Airport on October 10, with services operating every Monday and Friday.
Sun Online Travel have found one-way fares from £46 per person with the UK airline.
The East Midlands to Budapest route will run until April 27, 2026.
Jet2 flights to the Hungarian capital from Newcastle International Airport will begin operating one day earlier on October 9.
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The twice-weekly service will fly every Thursday and Saturday throughout the winter season until April 26, 2026.
Sun Online Travel have found one-way fares from £57.
Jet2 already operates direct flights to Budapest from several UK airports, including Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds Bradford.
Another new route from Glasgow Airport to Budapest will launch on November 28, making the most of the capital's Christmas market.
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Budapest is home to plenty of activities and attractions to keep visitors entertained during a city break visit.
One of those is the Szechenyi Baths, one of the city's most well-known thermal baths.
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There are other attractions too like Market Hall, the Museum of Fine Arts, and a McDonald's that transforms into a nightclub.
Located in Nyugati Railway Station in Budapest, the Maccies hosts a series of late-night live DJ sets at the weekends.
Budapest is also home to one of the most beautiful cafes in the world, The New York Cafe.
Far from being a simple cafe, it's an ornate building with grand columns fancy decor and even live classical music.
It's not just the Hungarian capital that's popular with tourists - it's the city's prices.
According to , pints start from around £1.25, with most pints costing around £2.50.
Try local brews like Borsodi and Dreher, which are among the cheaper options.
Accommodation is relatively affordable too, with private hotel rooms and a shared bathroom from £10 per night.
Rooms with private bathrooms start from as little as £20 per night.
Jet2 boss, Steve Heapy, said: "Budapest is a city that is soaring in popularity right now, and it is easy to see why when you consider its fantastic culture, history, nightlife and cuisine, not to mention its stunning architecture.
"In response to the demand that we are seeing from customers and independent travel agents, we are absolutely delighted to be giving holidaymakers across the East Midlands and northeast the chance to experience everything Budapest has to offer.
"This expansion means we are on sale to Budapest from six UK airport bases for winter 2025-26 and we are looking forward to working with hotel, airport and industry partners to make this a hugely successful programme."
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Jet2's new London airport base
TOWARDS the end of last year, UK airline Jet2 announced the opening of its 13th UK airport base at London Luton Airport.
Opening this year, the new airport base will offer flights to 17 holiday destinations with 430,000 seats already on sale.
Flights will start on April 1, 2025, with the first services flying to Majorca on the same day.
In total, 36 weekly flights will operate from the London-based airport next summer.
Jet2 will fly to the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, mainland Spain, Portugal, and Turkey.
It will also run three exclusive routes to Girona, Madeira and Verona.
Weekly services will also operate to Greece and Italy - with a below.
Steve Heapy, Jet2 boss, said: "We are very excited to announce London Luton Airport as our 13th UK airport base today, further expanding our footprint and bringing our award-winning holidays and flights to even more customers.
"Customers and independent travel agents have been asking us to open at for many years now, so we know how enormously popular this announcement will be.
"We have seen time and time again how popular our product is when we bring it to new customers, and we look forward to delivering our VIP customer service to holidaymakers from our newest airport base."
Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic has also launched two new flights to exciting destinations departing from London Heathrow.
And Ryanair is set to launch five new routes from a UK airport just in time for summer holidays.
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