Hungarian Grand Prix 2027. Evenings in Budapest, days at the Hungaroring, one car between them.
The Hungaroring sits in a natural bowl at Mogyorod, half an hour from the Danube on a good day. We hold the car for the day and time each run around the crowd, with cold water waiting in it in the August heat.
The race weekend
The Hungaroring 2027 at a glance
- DatesFriday 30 July to Sunday 1 August 2027Round thirteen. Race day is Sunday 1 August.
- WhereHungaroring, MogyorodAbout 20 km north east of central Budapest, just off the M3 motorway.
- Nearest airportBudapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)South east of the city, with a general aviation terminal for private flights.
- From LondonAbout 2 hours 20 in the airComfortably inside the range of a light or midsize jet.
Dates as published in the 2027 Formula 1 calendar. Session times are confirmed by the promoter nearer the weekend.
Why it needs planning
Budapest is the pleasure. The M3 is the problem
Almost nobody stays in Mogyorod. Guests stay in Budapest, on the Pest side near the river or up in the castle district, and drive out to the circuit each day, which is why the M3 and the exit for the Hungaroring carry the entire weekend in two short bursts. Thirty minutes at eight in the morning becomes an hour and a half at eleven, and the run back into town after the chequered flag is the slowest journey of the weekend.
The circuit itself is a bowl, which is part of its charm and all of its heat. There is little shade and the walk from the outer car parks is long, so most of our clients want the car as close to their gate as the traffic plan permits, with cold water in it and a driver who is not going to disappear for two hours at the wrong moment. We arrange cars in Hungary through operators we know, briefed exactly as our own chauffeurs in London are briefed, and hold them for the day rather than running transfer by transfer.
The Hungarian race is often paired with Spa the weekend before. If you are doing both, the sensible move is a short flight on the Sunday night or Monday morning rather than a long drive across Austria, and one plan that covers the cars at each end. We will lay both weekends out together so you can see the joins.
Journey times
To the Hungaroring
| From | Normal day | Race weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Central Budapest, Pest side | 30 to 40 minutes | Allow 1 hour to 1 hour 45 inbound on Sunday |
| Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD) | 35 to 50 minutes | Allow an extra 30 to 45 minutes |
| Budapest airport to the city centre | 25 to 40 minutes | Late arrivals on Friday evening are the busiest |
| Vienna, by road | About 2 hours 30 | A reasonable alternative arrival point when Budapest handling is full |
| Lake Balaton | 1 hour 30 to 2 hours | Longer on a hot August Sunday, when the whole country is on that road |
| London, by air | About 2 hours 20 | Plus the ground legs at each end |
Planning guidance, not promises. We set departure times against the day's conditions.
What clients usually book
One car, held for the day
- A saloon or a people carrier held from the hotel in the morning until you are back in the city at night
- An early departure on Sunday, ahead of the crowd, rather than a fast one afterwards
- A second car for guests arriving on a different flight or leaving at a different time
- Collection from the private terminal at Ferenc Liszt, with the flight tracked
- A driver who stays with the car and answers a message, so you can leave when you decide to
- Dinner on the river afterwards, with the car waiting rather than circling
Making a weekend of it
Two races, one plan
Spa runs the weekend before the Hungarian race in 2027, and Monza follows a month later. Clients who take in more than one round tend to keep the same shape each time: a car held for the day at the circuit, a short flight between countries, and a single person at Odyssey who knows the whole itinerary rather than three separate suppliers who know a third of it each.
Budapest itself is worth the extra night. The thermal baths, the Danube, and a dinner reservation in the seventh district are all a short drive from the hotels most people use, and the car that took you to the circuit can do all of it.
Around the weekend
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Which days you want to be at the circuit, how many of you, where you are staying in Budapest, and whether you need the flight as well as the cars. We reply with a plan and a clear price. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About travel to the Hungaroring
Do you have your own cars in Hungary?
Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester, and a trusted global network covers everywhere else. In Hungary we arrange cars through operators we know, to the same brief, with one contact at Odyssey throughout.
Can the car wait at the circuit all day?
Yes, and that is how most clients book it. Where the car waits depends on the traffic plan for the weekend, and your driver will tell you the pick up point before you go in.
Is it worth flying privately for a European race?
For a Friday to Sunday it often is, because it puts your departure time back under your control. We will quote both ways and let you compare.
Can you do Spa and Budapest in the same trip?
Yes. The two are a week apart in 2027 and we will plan the cars, the flight between them and the return as one itinerary.
Can you supply tickets or hospitality?
No. Those come from the promoter and its appointed agents. We arrange the travel around them.
Are you an official partner of the Hungarian Grand Prix?
No. We are an independent company arranging travel to and from the race.
