London to Budapest by Train
From CAD $4,094
Guarantee
Group Tour
Easy
Rating
(10 reviews)
Experience Overview
This one makes tracks through some of Europe's coolest cities, taking the train from London to Budapest and spending time in dreamy Paris, quirky Amsterdam, historical Berlin, bohemian Prague and opulent Vienna along the way. Foodie walking tours, street art, Berlin's iconic nightlife & a cruise on the Danube are just a few of the highlights, while scenic train rides show you authentic Europe from a classic mode of transport.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 4 Dinner (D)
- 14 Breakfast (B)
FAQs
- London: Travelling to (and through) the UK & Northern Ireland? You’ll need Essential Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)From January 8, 2025, UK law means that if you’re entering/transiting through border control in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland you’ll need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before you travel. Confused? Don’t be – just read on here.
- London: What does a modular trip mean? A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
- London: Who will I room with if I book additional nights before my trip? You'll stay in a Twin share room (meaning you'll be paired with a fellow traveller of the same gender, and will have two separate beds). If you're booking your trip with a friend/travel companion - just let us know, so we can join your bookings and ensure you share a room. Need a lil' more privacy? You're welcome to opt for a single supplement if you like.
Included Experience
- London: Meet your new gang of besties. After a few beers you’ll feel like you’ve known each other for decades.
- London: Follow your Trip Manager on a stroll around the UK capital to tick off some of the major sights. Just don’t forget to pack an umbrella for the famous (unpredictable) British weather.
- Paris: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a Parisian perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
- Paris: Looking for the perfect souvenir? After a guided tour, you’ll have the chance to craft a sumptuous scent of your own – with a local guide on hand to help.
- Amsterdam: We'll head to the local Dutch Pancake House to end the day in style - chomping down on some satisfying savoury pancakes. It doesn't get more classic Dutch than this...
- Berlin: Discover the history of 20th century Berlin with our Local Guide & get up close to notorious Third Reich spots. Get the low-down on Hitler's last days at the site of his underground bunker & learn about Goebbels, the sinister spin doctor at the former Reich's Propaganda Ministry. You'll hear about East German communism before making a sobering visit to the Holocaust Memorial.
- Prague: Hang out with your Contiki fam and sample some classic Czech food and drink.
- Prague: Walk through the winding cobbled streets and head up into the fairytale-like Castle District for panoramic city views.
- Vienna: Boost your step count with a stroll around Vienna. See St Stephen’s Cathedral and the State Opera House as you go.
Trip Details
Product Code: 19336
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+, Luxury
Tour Operator:
Contiki (CA)
Supplier Code: 486.2027A
Starts: London, United Kingdom
Finishes: Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 15 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4,094 ($273 /day)
Itinerary
Hello and welcome, train travellers! Our journey begins in the buzzing city of London. Exchange hellos with your crew before we head out to a local pub for a traditional British dinner. Cheers to our new adventure!
Accommodation: Royal National Hotel (or similar)
Meals: Dinner
Morning! London is all yours today. First, we'll head out for a tour of the city on foot. Then, London is yours to explore. How about posing with your fave celebs at the Madame Tussauds wax museum? Or seeing the Big Ben IRL? Or even checking out the skyline from the London Eye? There's no getting bored here. This evening, you have the chance to join an East End food walking tour. Expect lip-smacking samples of the best international cuisine out there. What a night...
Accommodation: Royal National Hotel (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Ta-ra, Thames. Time to hop on the Eurostar to Paris – after our buffet breakfast of course! An iconic train journey later, and we're in Paris. With no time to waste, you’ll visit a Perfumery, where you’ll take a look around and even have the chance to craft a signature scent of your own. We'll then get acquainted with the city's 'ooh la la' worthy sites with a free afternoon to see the icons and maybe check out some of Paris's coolest neighbourhoods, think, Montmartre or Le Marais!
Accommodation: Ibis Styles Gare de l’Est Château Landon (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Cuisine and cabaret day. We'll start this morning with an optional patisserie walking tour, winding our way around the cutest cafes in Paris, sampling dreamy pastries as we go. Afterwards, you’ve got all day to explore (and check out everything you missed yesterday). Tonight, it's off to a Parisian Cabaret Show, with a 3-course dinner and champagne to really switch on the sophistication.
Accommodation: Ibis Styles Gare de l’Est Château Landon (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Another day, another incredible European city... Dam That’s Preddy. Welcome to Amsterdam! This evening, we'll head to a local pancake house to try a soft and savoury Dutch delicacy. Then? You've got the option to watch a comedy show. The night is still young. And the inky canals are just waiting to be explored!
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam North Riverside (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Rise and shine! First up, we’ll take to the canals for a truly unique boat tour. We’ll see Amsterdam through the eyes of refugees – hearing their stories as we gawk at the splendid views, you’re guaranteed to step off the boat with a whole new perspective on life. The rest of the day is all about exploration – from Rijksmuseum to the Heineken Factory. Afterwards the night is yours to explore this vibrant city and experience its legendary nightlife.
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam North Riverside (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
You've been a blast, Amsterdam, but today we're making tracks for our next adventure.Hello Berlin! After an included dinner underneath the famous TV Tower, the evening is yours to explore the city's world-famous nightlife. The buzzing scene here is a joyous tribute to German reunification, and since the fall of the Berlin Wall the city has staked its claim as the techno capital of the world.
Accommodation: B&B Berlin City Ost (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
2 walking tours today. This morning, take a historical walking tour, including a visit to the site of Hitler's bunker. This evening, you’ll have the chance to explore Berlin's oh-so-historical (and oh-so-hipster) Kreuzberg district and finish off with dinner.
Accommodation: B&B Berlin City Ost (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Berlin you've been a blast, but we're making tracks for new adventures today, jumping on the train to Prague. Arriving in Prague, we'll explore the cobblestones, cathedrals and castles, before refuelling with a traditional Czech dinner. Believe us when we say that the beer here is the best in Europe.
Accommodation: Ibis Praha Old Town (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Time to explore more of Prague - head out with your trip manager on a walking tour of the infamous castle districts and old town. Next up, catch the tram to one of Prague's outer neighbourhoods like hipster Vršovice, boasting art nouveau buildings, offbeat coffee haunts and streets lined with communal pianos. Prague is a paradise for beer lovers too, so don't forget to check out some of the city's coolest bars (of which there are many to choose from!). Or better yet, join a food tour where you'll be shown some of the very best spots to eat.
Accommodation: Ibis Praha Old Town (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Another day, another train. Today we are making our way to the home of classical music, Sachertorte and Opera houses. Ah Vienna! We'll kick things off in this grand capital with a walking tour and explore the opulent classical architecture and wide streets. Afternoons can be spent like a local, watching the sun set over the Donaukanal at a gorgeous beach bar or a classic Viennese coffee house. Tonight you have the chance to visit Habibi & Hawara for a wholesome Make Travel Matter® dinner.
Accommodation: A&O Vienna Hauptbahnhof (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Waking up in the stunning capital of Vienna, a city known for its coffee culture and baroque architecture, we'll have plenty of adventures to pursue today before ending the day at a Mozart and Strauss concert in one of the city's palaces...yes, a palace (just the way they roll here in Vienna).
Accommodation: A&O Vienna Hauptbahnhof (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Today we're making our way to Hungary! Another scenic train ride will take us into the grandeur of Budapest. Tonight, something a bit different, as we have the option to escape the masses and cook dinner with the locals. This immersive, fully interactive experience will bring us closer than ever before to Hungary’s rich history and culinary culture.
Accommodation: Ibis Styles Budapest City West (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
This morning choose to learn about the past & present of Hungarian history and stop to try a traditional Hungarian specialty of Lángos for lunch. Tonight we'll enjoy the best way to experience the city's flamboyant architecture, as we take a dreamy night time cruise down the Danube, getting to see all of Budapest's historical buildings from the water as we enjoy a drink.
Accommodation: Ibis Styles Budapest City West (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast
Today we say farewell to our Contiki family and our European adventure, but we'll stay in touch, and we'll no doubt be back soon enough.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Contiki (CA)
Contiki is a New Zealand-based tour company that caters to 18 to 35-year-olds, offering over 350 different tours in over 75 countries in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.[1] It is a subsidiary of The Travel Corporation. Its tours historically had a reputation for partying;[2][3] however, it also operates wellness trips culturally immersive experiences that focus less on alcohol, which are more popular with Generation Z.[4] The company owns lodging facilities in Europe, including the Chateau De Cruix, a 16th century castle in the Beaujolais wine region, and the Gasthof Schoneck in the Austrian Tyrol. The name "Contiki" comes from the portmanteau 'Con' from the word 'Continent' and 'Tiki'; from the Māori referring to the first man, often symbolised as a pendant known as hei-tiki. It can also be attributed to the New Zealand slang 'Tiki-tour' describing taking a longer route to a destination in order to explore.[5]
In Business Since 1931
Reviews
Patrick T. - Traveled, October 2024
Unreal, amazing, so fun, and very wholesome trip! Our TM was the BEST.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/16/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, February 2024
Jaksa was an amazing trip manager with tons of knowledge! Contiki is easily my favourite way to travel.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 02/17/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, March 2024
An absolutely amazing trip. Would not change a thing! Hana was superb at her job!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/18/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, April 2024
Read an awesome trip he tour manager was an amazing surprise to the trip. Her active engagement with us made the trip worth it.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/19/2024
Chloe P. - Traveled, May 2024
This was my first contiki trip and I had the BEST time ever!! Our contiki tour manager was so knowledgeable, and had such a kind, fun, goofy and bright personality, which instantly put everyone’s initial nerves at ease. We all clicked so well and had such a fun time together whilst exploring some beautiful places. The train trip also meant we had shorter travel time, which maximised our stay in each city!! I couldn’t recommend this trip enough!! I’ll cherish these memories forever XOX. Easy to book and easy to navigate the website!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/20/2024
Travis - Traveled, June 2024
It was the perfect amount of time for a trip, You get to see many places, with about a day and a half in each. so you get to explore all the main sites but not overwhelmed or exhausted by the end off it. I meet heaps of amazing people on the trip including our trip manager provided heaps of great recommendations in every stop, as well as organised the travel effectively. Going on trains was fun and quick when they were working properly but the one downside of the trip is we had one train cancelled so we had to take 4 different trains including one that we stood up for 3 hours and cause a delay of almost 4 hours compared to if the train ran on time. This was outside on Contiki's control so no fault on them but a warning for future travellers. Overall a great experience and I can't wait to do it again. Easy to book online, all done within a few minutes.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/21/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, July 2024
The best. Need to experience it yourself. Words don't do it justice.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/22/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, August 2024
The train tour was a unique experience, however if you want a less stressful experience or a more organised one i would say maybe try a bus tour. There were too many occasions where we were running for trains or a train had been cancelled or we were all separated without knowing where we were exactly going (this was for travel between countries and travel on public transport while in said countries). While there is nothing anyone can do about cancelled train, it felt like there was no backup plan from contiki, which felt a little unstable. Accomodation was good, only issue i would say is that they're quite far out from the centre of the city but the actual accommodations were great! One thing i will say is that it felt like you had to ask where we were going exactly for included experiences/dinners/lunches or anything organised by contiki. You were just told a meeting time and then had to ask many questions to know where you were going which was usually fine, unless you got separated on a train or public transport which happened on many occasions. Overall the trip was great, had lots of fun, wish there was more organisation, would've felt more secure and safe this way.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/23/2024
Greer B. - Traveled, September 2024
Same as above. Not much more to add. I had a lot of fun. Would go again.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/24/2024
Brittany D. - Traveled, October 2024
Had an absolutely amazing time on this trip! Our trip manager Maddy was the best. It’s definitely a fast paced trip, but I still got to see so many things in each of the cities. The train travel was definitely the unique aspect of this as opposed to traveling by coach bus. I’d say I saw lots of scenery but I fell asleep on most of the rides between cities. People do have the option to do this trip in shorter modules, so there is a constant flow of people to meet. This was my 5th trip with contiki and look forward to the next! Booked online with a travel credit and it was super easy. The chat feature is great for asking questions about your trip or billing.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/25/2024
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