Flying to Budapest from the US
Flying to Budapest costs a median $761 round trip from the US, ranking it 26 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from New York at $537.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $761
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #26 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $537
- Cheapest fare found, from New York
- $279
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Budapest
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $279, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- New York$537
- Orlando$545
- Seattle$589
- Washington DC$598
- Chicago$608
- Boston$610
- Miami$636
- Philadelphia$658
- Los Angeles$694
- Las Vegas$730
- Austin$740
- San Francisco$740
- Charlotte$741
- Dallas$780
- Denver$781
- Tampa$792
- Nashville$796
- Portland$797
- San Diego$797
- Atlanta$800
- Detroit$806
- Salt Lake City$806
- Raleigh$808
- Minneapolis$810
- Phoenix$811
- Houston$816
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Serbia | JFK | via BEG | $632 |
| Finnair | JFK | via HEL | $690 |
| SWISS | JFK | via ZRH | $691 |
| Lufthansa | JFK | via MUC | $694 |
| Iberia | JFK | via MAD | $697 |
| SAS | ORD | via CPH | $718 |
| Turkish Airlines | JFK | via IST | $719 |
| Air France | JFK | via CDG | $728 |
| KLM | JFK | via AMS | $740 |
| Lufthansa | LAX | via MUC | $758 |
| SWISS | LAX | via ZRH | $760 |
| Turkish Airlines | ORD | via IST | $760 |
| Air France | LAX | via CDG | $773 |
| Finnair | LAX | via HEL | $801 |
| SAS | BOS | via CPH | $836 |
| SAS | JFK | via CPH | $840 |
| Lufthansa | ORD | via MUC | $852 |
| SWISS | ORD | via ZRH | $853 |
| SAS | LAX | via CPH | $861 |
| SWISS | BOS | via ZRH | $867 |
| Turkish Airlines | BOS | via IST | $869 |
| Lufthansa | BOS | via MUC | $870 |
| Austrian | BOS | via VIE | $874 |
| Air France | BOS | via CDG | $929 |
| KLM | BOS | via AMS | $940 |
| British Airways | ORD | via LHR | $1049 |
| KLM | ORD | via AMS | $1361 |
| KLM | LAX | via AMS | $1415 |
How Budapest compares
At a $761 median, Budapest ranks 26 of 40 European cities we price, and 23 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other Central Europe cities in the data:
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Budapest from the US?
- A median of $761 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $537 from New York and the most expensive $816 from Houston. That ranks Budapest 26 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Budapest?
- New York, at $537, followed by Orlando at $545 and Seattle at $589. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Budapest is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Budapest?
- Usually not. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway to Budapest is only $279, which is narrow by our data — ranking 23 of 40 on spread. Book from wherever you actually live.
- Which airline is cheapest to Budapest?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), Air Serbia was cheapest into Budapest at $632 via BEG, against KLM at $1415. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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