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Flights from San Francisco to Budapest

What to know about flights from San Francisco to Budapest?

The distance between San Francisco and Budapest is approximately 9,820.01 km. Based on Trip.com's data, travel demand peaks in July.

Cheapest one-way
$394
TAP Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal SFO-BUD 20h 50m · 1 stop Sat, Oct 24
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Cheapest round-trip
$651
Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines SFO-BUD 17h 20m · 2 stops Tue, Nov 17 - Tue, Nov 24
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When to travel
December
Cheapest
July
Peak season for travel
Route details
9,820.01 km
Flight distance

Explore the cheapest one-way and round-trip flights from San Francisco to Budapest over the next 90 days, with one-way fares from $394 and round-trip from $651. Based on Trip.com's latest 7-day flight data.

    • SFO 4:45 PM
      17h 20m
      1 stop
      BUD 7:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Nov 17 | Scandinavian Airlines
      BUD 7:50 PM
      28h
      1 stop
      SFO 2:50 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Tue, Nov 24 | Scandinavian Airlines
      $651 $898
      28% off
      28% off
      $898 $651
    • SFO 4:45 PM
      31h 55m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:40 AM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Mon, Nov 2 | Scandinavian Airlines
      BUD 7:50 PM
      28h
      1 stop
      SFO 2:50 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Mon, Nov 9 | Scandinavian Airlines
      $697 $898
      22% off
      22% off
      $898 $697
    • SFO 8:35 PM
      17h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 11:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Wed, Nov 4 | British Airways
      BUD 6:20 PM
      29h 35m
      1 stop
      SFO 2:55 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Wed, Nov 11 | British Airways
      $699 $898
      22% off
      22% off
      $898 $699
    • SFO 5:25 PM
      16h 50m
      1 stop
      BUD 7:15 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Mon, Dec 7 | British Airways
      BUD 8:10 PM
      27h 45m
      1 stop
      SFO 2:55 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Tue, Dec 15 | British Airways
      $699
      22% off
      $898 $699
    • SFO 8:35 PM
      35h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 5:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Mon, Nov 2 | British Airways
      BUD 5:35 PM
      30h 20m
      1 stop
      SFO 2:55 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Mon, Nov 9 | British Airways
      $707
      21% off
      $898 $707
    • SFO 9:35 PM
      17h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 11:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Wed, Oct 28 | British Airways
      BUD 6:20 PM
      29h 35m
      1 stop
      SFO 2:55 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Wed, Nov 4 | British Airways
      $722
      20% off
      $898 $722
    • SFO 4:45 PM
      17h 20m
      1 stop
      BUD 7:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Nov 24 | Scandinavian Airlines
      BUD 7:50 PM
      28h
      1 stop
      SFO 2:50 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Mon, Nov 30 | Scandinavian Airlines
      $723
      19% off
      $898 $723
    • SFO 5:25 PM
      15h 20m
      1 stop
      BUD 5:45 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Nov 6 | British Airways
      BUD 5:35 PM
      30h 20m
      1 stop
      SFO 2:55 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Mon, Nov 9 | British Airways
      $768
      14% off
      $898 $768
    • SFO 6:35 PM
      33h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 1:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Wed, Dec 2 | Turkish Airlines
      BUD 8:05 PM
      29h 25m
      1 stop
      SFO 4:30 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Wed, Dec 9 | Turkish Airlines
      $769
      14% off
      $898 $769
    • SFO 1:00 PM
      17h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 2:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Normal Airline
      BUD 3:00 PM
      6h
      Nonstop
      SFO 4:00 PM
      Budapest - San Francisco | Thu, Oct 22 | Normal Airline
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    • Cheapest
      SFO 7:35 PM
      20h 50m
      1 stop
      BUD 12:25 AM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Sat, Oct 24 | TAP Air Portugal
      $394 $544
      28% off
      28% off
      $544 $394
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Oct 22 | Condor Airlines
      $423 $544
      22% off
      22% off
      $544 $423
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      19h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:15 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Condor Airlines
      $429 $544
      21% off
      21% off
      $544 $429
    • SFO 9:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | United Airlines
      $437
      32% off
      $641 $437
    • SFO 5:25 PM
      14h 55m
      1 stop
      BUD 5:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | British Airways
      $441
      31% off
      $641 $441
    • SFO 9:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | Lufthansa
      $448
      30% off
      $641 $448
    • SFO 7:25 PM
      14h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 7:10 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | Swiss Airlines
      $449
      30% off
      $641 $449
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 23 | Condor Airlines
      $454
      17% off
      $544 $454
    • SFO 1:35 PM
      35h 5m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:40 AM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Mon, Oct 19 | Air Canada
      $456
      16% off
      $544 $456
    • SFO 1:00 PM
      17h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 2:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Normal Airline
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    • SFO 9:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | United Airlines
      $437 $641
      32% off
      32% off
      $641 $437
    • SFO 5:25 PM
      14h 55m
      1 stop
      BUD 5:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | British Airways
      $441 $641
      31% off
      31% off
      $641 $441
    • SFO 9:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | Lufthansa
      $448 $641
      30% off
      30% off
      $641 $448
    • SFO 7:25 PM
      14h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 7:10 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Nov 26 | Swiss Airlines
      $449
      30% off
      $641 $449
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 23 | Condor Airlines
      $454
      28% off
      $641 $454
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Oct 22 | Condor Airlines
      $502
      22% off
      $641 $502
    • SFO 10:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 30 | United Airlines
      $527
      18% off
      $641 $527
    • SFO 10:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Oct 29 | United Airlines
      $532
      17% off
      $641 $532
    • SFO 10:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 30 | Lufthansa
      $533
      17% off
      $641 $533
    • SFO 1:00 PM
      17h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 2:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Normal Airline
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    • SFO 1:45 PM
      13h 30m
      1 stop
      BUD 12:15 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 23 | KLM
      $649 $1,867
      65% off
      65% off
      $1,867 $649
    • SFO 1:45 PM
      13h 45m
      1 stop
      BUD 11:30 AM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Sat, Oct 24 | KLM
      $1,174 $1,867
      37% off
      37% off
      $1,867 $1,174
    • SFO 2:45 PM
      13h 55m
      1 stop
      BUD 1:40 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Nov 20 | Lufthansa
      $1,605 $1,867
      14% off
      14% off
      $1,867 $1,605
    • SFO 2:45 PM
      13h 55m
      1 stop
      BUD 1:40 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Wed, Dec 9 | Lufthansa
      $516
      72% off
      $1,867 $516
    • SFO 1:00 PM
      17h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 2:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Normal Airline
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    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Fri, Oct 23 | Condor Airlines
      $454 $730
      38% off
      38% off
      $730 $454
    • SFO 4:30 PM
      14h 35m
      1 stop
      BUD 4:05 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Thu, Oct 22 | Condor Airlines
      $502 $730
      31% off
      31% off
      $730 $502
    • SFO 10:40 PM
      14h 40m
      1 stop
      BUD 9:20 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Sat, Oct 24 | Lufthansa
      $627 $730
      14% off
      14% off
      $730 $627
    • SFO 1:00 PM
      17h 25m
      1 stop
      BUD 2:00 PM
      San Francisco - Budapest | Tue, Oct 20 | Normal Airline
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Displayed flight fares from San Francisco to Budapest are based on average prices across airlines for the next 3 months, according to the latest Trip.com database.

Which airlines are the most popular for San Francisco to Budapest flights?

You can choose from 1 airlines that fly from San Francisco to Budapest, including Condor Airlines, TAP Air Portugal has lowest fares on this route.
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Airlines are determined based on actual purchased flight tickets from San Francisco to Budapest according to previous 12 months data from Trip.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Budapest (SFO-BUD)?

    Based on Trip.com data, TAP Air Portugal offers one-way fares as low as $394 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. SFO to BUD on Sat, Oct 24), while Scandinavian Airlines offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from $651 departing on Tue, Nov 17 and returning on Tue, Nov 24.
  • At the moment, several airlines serve connecting flights from San Francisco to Budapest, including: Condor Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings made by users on Trip.com within the last 90 days.
  • By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from San Francisco to Budapest is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.
  • To find best deals on flights from San Francisco to Budapest, you can use various tools on Trip.com:
    · Be flexible with your travel dates to get the cheapest flight deal. Now the cheapest flight deal is on Sat, Oct 24, with one-way flights priced at just $394.
    · Compare airlines strategically. Budget carriers often provide the lowest base fares, while we found the most affordable airline currently operating on this route is TAP Air Portugal.
    · Set up price alerts to easily monitor ticket prices without having to check every day.
    · Check Trip.com flight deals and promo codes frequently.
    · Avoid peak season unless you book very early. It seems the peak season for Budapest travel is around July.
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  • The cheapest months to fly from San Francisco to Budapest is December, when demand for travel is lower.
  • After crunching the numbers on our October flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from San Francisco to Budapest on October 28, 2026 with British Airways, with prices starting at $722.
  • You can arrive at any of the following airports in Budapest: Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD). Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (SFO-BUD) are by far the most popular option for this route.
  • The time difference between Budapest and San Francisco is 9h.
  • Tickets can only be changed or canceled if permitted by airline policy. To submit a change or cancellation request, go to the flight bookings page, select the option to change or cancel your booking, choose the relevant passengers and segment, and submit a request. Please note that additional charges may apply according to the airline ticket policy. However, if the flight has been rescheduled and you would like to change or cancel your ticket, you can submit an involuntary cancellation request. For more details about change and cancellation policies, please check the customer support pages.
  • Based on Trip.com data for flights departing in the next 30 days, the average one-way fare from San Francisco to Budapest is $670. Fares vary by travel date, airline and availability.
  • Enter San Francisco and Budapest, choose your travel dates and passengers, then compare flights by price, duration and baggage. Select a fare, review the change and cancellation rules, enter traveler details and complete payment to receive your confirmation.
  • Condorare the most popular budget airlines flying from San Francisco to Budapest. Check baggage, seat and payment fees before comparing the final price.

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If the flight has been rescheduled and you would like to change or cancel your ticket, you can submit an involuntary cancellation request. For more details about change and cancellation policies, please check the customer support pages.