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Cheap Flights to Budapest

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Budapest that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Budapest

Sat, Nov 8 - Tue, Dec 9
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8:00 - 23:10CPT-BUD
16h 10m1 stop
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6:20 - 6:45BUD-CPT
23h 25m1 stop
R11 103
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Wed, Nov 19 - Fri, Nov 28
Air France Logo
8:50 - 11:40CPT-BUD
27h 50m1 stop
Air France Logo
6:20 - 6:45BUD-CPT
23h 25m1 stop
R11 209Air France
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Wed, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 30
SWISS Logo
9:00 - 22:45CPT-BUD
14h 45m1 stop
SWISS Logo
20:00 - 22:05BUD-CPT
25h 05m1 stop
R12 349SWISS
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Mon, Jan 19 - Mon, Jan 26
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 19:10CPT-BUD
26h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:00 - 11:50BUD-CPT
20h 50m1 stop
R12 840Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 30
SWISS Logo
19:50 - 8:50CPT-BUD
14h 00m1 stop
SWISS Logo
20:00 - 22:05BUD-CPT
25h 05m1 stop
R13 226SWISS
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 21
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 8:00JNB-BUD
14h 10m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:55 - 16:05BUD-JNB
26h 10m2 stops
R13 875Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Sat, Nov 29
Lufthansa Logo
14:15 - 9:20CPT-BUD
20h 05m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
18:45 - 13:25BUD-CPT
17h 40m2 stops
R14 489Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
Lufthansa Logo
10:40 - 9:20JNB-BUD
23h 40m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
13:20 - 9:30BUD-JNB
19h 10m2 stops
R15 190Lufthansa
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 23
Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 7:05JNB-BUD
17h 10m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
16:05 - 14:20BUD-JNB
22h 15m2 stops
R22 733Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 21
Qatar Airways Logo
3:10 - 7:05JNB-BUD
27h 55m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
16:05 - 16:10BUD-JNB
24h 05m1 stop
R23 207Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Budapest

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Budapest to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Budapest?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Budapest, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Budapest is February, where tickets cost R8 770 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 769 and R15 682 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R8 770.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Budapest?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Budapest, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Budapest Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR7 525
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Budapest

When to book flights to Budapest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Budapest based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Budapest based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Budapest flights

  • How far is Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport from central Budapest?

    You’ll need to travel 17 km to reach the Budapest city centre from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of Budapest’s airport?

    Budapest is served by Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport, also commonly referred to as Ferenc Liszt Intl or Ferihegy. The airport code is BUD.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Budapest?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Budapest is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R12 911. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R15 021 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Budapest?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Budapest.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Budapest?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Budapest is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Budapest?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Budapest with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Budapest?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Budapest up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Budapest?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Budapest is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R691 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Budapest is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R822.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Budapest

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Budapest flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Austral, Air Canada, +63 more

ANA, Air Austral, +64 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +67 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +66 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +62 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +65 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +66 more

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Direct returns

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Austral, Air Canada, +63 more

ANA, Air Austral, +64 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +67 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +66 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +62 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +65 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +66 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Budapest. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Budapest. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Budapest? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3318 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

10,0 ExcellentSue, Jul 2025MAN - DXB
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

Enough vegetarian food was not available on the flight for all vegetarian guests on the plane. Crew did not adequately handle this experience

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

The crew was very friendly and nice! Very smooth flight.

Clean, efficient and quick response time when we missed our connecting flight.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

The biggest let down was with booking experience through Kayak. I booked a flight with checked bags on Kayak. Right away I got a message from travel agency that the flight is not confirmed and to call them. I called them and they said the flight I have booked is no longer available with the price I have booked it for and I can book it with about $100 more. I already had other options I could book with cheaper price so I asked them to cancel my booking. Then they said I can have the ticket with the same price but a date change which was not working for me as I had to be there for a seminar. So again I said no then they said they will cover the charges and confirm my flight. When comes time for check-in I see I have no checked bag option which means the travel agency deceived me saying I can have my booking as I had booked it. And at that point I ended up paying $155 for my checked bag going back and forth. I am extremely angry and unhappy with this experience

It was great. My seat was comfortable. The bathrooms were clean . The service was superb . I travel a lot and I have been in 64 counties. I wish I could fly first class, even though I could , but I prefer to budget my yearly travelling expense on actual visiting , not on flight. Anyway, my point is that your economy was far much better than other airlines as good as Air France. The flight attendants and all crew were polite and very helpful and respectful. Thank you for making my long trip tolerable.

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

I took this flight to be able to fly with Swiss instead of Air Canada from Geneva.. The AC planes have a better outfit in Business class than Swiss, but the service aboard Swiss is really best, first-class, as is the food and beverages. Though using the same plane model (A330-300), the interior setup of the cabin starts to show its age, but IMO the planes are better serviced by Swiss than AC. I had in my recent trips with AC way too many technical problems that led to delays or even complete cancellation of my flight.. Their fleet is aging (average 20+ years) and the maintenance has taken a toll compared to years ago. Cutting costs in every corner has to be paid sometime by someone, and it's the travelers at the end that pays for it. Unfortunately for me, flying directly to Zurich puts a much longer after-fly trip on me than Geneva.. so I might go back to direct flight YUL-GVA, even if I don't like flying with AC.

We're talking about a short-haul in-country flight.. there is no confort, no food, just the bottle of water. The seats are squeezed like hell and I was in the back-end of the plane, with one spare row left for the crew and to store excess bags that could not fit in the overhead bin.. Speaking of carry-on, some passengers should be better screened as their bags were simply too big to fit in the overhead bins.. ! How can this happen, and it was an A310, with 2 columns of 3-seater rows.. There is a pseudo-Business class, which is simply a section in the front of the plane where the same seats are occupied only 2 out of 3, on each side, leaving more rooms for the passengers and their bags. That's it.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Moved seats, didn't accommodate requests to change seats even though other seats were available.

Outdated business class on this aircraft, no flat bed, and even minimal recline. Couldn’t sleep at all. Laggy and outdated entertainment system. Food sub standard.

Terrible. Delayed. No one would help. Just limped about like a piece of meat

Absolute worst airline. Charged us $720 to check 4 bags (2 of which were carry-on). Entertainment systems didnt work. And on a 12 hour flight they served 2 meals and never once came around outside of those 2 meals with a beverage or cup of water. Will never fly them again.

Bough tickets with luggage, but made me pay at Airport as well

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

Except for spending an extra day in Istanbul due to late departure from Athens on Saturday and missing the connection flight TK0044 to Cape Town and again arriving 45 min late on Monday in Cape Town, it was all good.

I use a wheelchair for mobility. Both in my flight from Houston and back to Houston from Istanbul, the Turkish airline staff asked that I claim my wheelchair at the luggage area. On arrival to Istanbul, parts of the wheelchair were in disarray at that time I raised no objection however upon claiming my wheelchair in Houston parts where outright missing. In both occasions, upon arriving in Houston and arriving in Istanbul, I asked multiple times why am made to pick up my wheelchair in the baggage claim rather than at the jet bridge. Getting the wheelchair at the jet bridge minimizes the probability of loosing parts because they can be hopefully reclaimed on the spot. I was told in Houston that a manager turned down my request to claim the wheelchair at the jet bridge in Houston. This is extremely frustrating because a wheelchair is not a set of clean underwear or a toothbrush- this is the way I move. A Turkish Arline staff took my complaint at the luggage claim area in Houston but as of the writing of this review the only contact I have received from the airline is because I initiated a claim rather than her as she told me she would.

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

The segment bkk ist was ok. The segment ist to yul the boarding was chaotic with 5 control before get in the plain, in addition to normal control by scanner and metal detector during transfert

Same as before boarding process and lack of crew experience in the process

Late departing Budapest, very stressful change in Munich though we made it since connecting flight was delayed.

Took a long time to board. A long wait at the but taking us to the plain

Our seat numbers took a long time to be given to us. We were not seated together and I was put in the middle seat with both people on either side of me taking too much space!

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

It was very good, good food good stuff, The toilets were a little stinky.

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

I wasn’t allowed to board with my children. I was charged outrageous costs for basic carry on size luggage. The entertainment screens were outdated and not user friendly.

Check in could have been a little cheerful rather than dour

Flights were extremely delayed, then canceled, our baggage was lost due to this and the service reps at the counter couldn’t be bothered to help us put in a missing luggage claim.

Professional crew and staff, very organized boarding and on time flights, baggage handling. Indian vegetarian meals were good, though could improve by offering Indian bread (naan/paratha/roti) as well. Very helpful pre flight emails with details of onboard experience 👍 Above average selection of movies. Consider offering more movies with subtitles and ratings indicators (e.g., IMDB scores).

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