Budapest is renowned for backpackers. Also, Bratislava is not as famous, but is still a good city to visit for backpackers and budget travelers. Budapest is a mecca for backpackers and budget travelers. The city is more affordable than many large cities and it has a number of fun hostels to choose from.
A mid-range meal for two will cost around 7,500.00 Ft (£17.00) a bottle of beer 350.00 Ft (less than £1) and a decent bottle of wine from the supermarket 1,200.00 Ft (around £2.70). Public transport travel in Budapest is a little pricier than in Prague, however. There is no time difference between Prague and Budapest.
Day 4) Train 6.5h to Budapest in the morning. Evening in Budapest city. (Night in Budapest) Day 5) Full Day in Budapest city. (Night in Budapest) Day 6) Train to Vienna with a stop in Bratislava
Prague: 7 nights (day trips to castles, etc) Cesky Krumlov: 2 nights Vienna: 7 nights (day trip to Melk and Wachau) Bratislava: 3 nights (after reading worldinbetween) Gyor: 2 nights Budapest: 7 nights (after many interesting posts by James) Eger: 2 nights Pecs: 2 nights Krakow: 6 or 7 nights depending on train or plane Warsaw: 3 nights
If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Budapest and Prague is 527.45 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 04 hours 42 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options. Difference between fly and go by a car is 83 km.