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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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Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Budapest.
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10:10 - 23:25JNB-BUD
14h 15m1 stop
12:35 - 9:30BUD-JNB
19h 55m1 stop
R8 967Lufthansa
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Thu, Mar 13 - Thu, Mar 20
10:10 - 23:25JNB-BUD
14h 15m1 stop
11:00 - 9:30BUD-JNB
21h 30m2 stops
R9 449
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Thu, Mar 13 - Thu, Mar 20
16:35 - 13:00CPT-BUD
20h 25m1 stop
13:55 - 11:50BUD-CPT
21h 55m1 stop
R12 420Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 5 - Mon, May 19
9:00 - 22:45CPT-BUD
14h 45m1 stop
9:35 - 11:05BUD-CPT
24h 30m1 stop
R12 531SWISS
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Sun, Mar 16 - Sun, Mar 23
17:50 - 8:00JNB-BUD
14h 10m1 stop
13:55 - 10:35BUD-JNB
20h 40m1 stop
R12 717Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Apr 15 - Fri, Apr 25
20:25 - 19:10JNB-BUD
23h 45m1 stop
6:15 - 10:25BUD-JNB
27h 10m1 stop
R17 896SWISS
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Sat, Mar 8 - Sat, Mar 15
9:35 - 13:05JNB-BUD
28h 30m3 stops
14:45 - 7:40BUD-JNB
39h 55m3 stops
R24 617Qatar Airways
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Sat, Mar 8 - Sat, Mar 15
18:35 - 13:50JNB-BUD
43h 15m3 stops
10:20 - 9:05BUD-JNB
46h 45m2 stops
R25 619Qatar Airways
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Tue, Apr 15 - Fri, Apr 25
21:15 - 23:15JNB-BUD
27h 00m1 stop
7:40 - 10:20BUD-JNB
25h 40m1 stop
R40 824British Airways
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Mon, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 18
21:15 - 19:20JNB-BUD
23h 05m1 stop
12:20 - 10:20BUD-JNB
21h 00m1 stop
R56 956British Airways
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Flights to Budapest - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Budapest?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Budapest clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Budapest is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R13 665. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R15 897 on average.

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 R11 362 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 966 and R15 669 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R11 362.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights to Budapest depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Budapest is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R12 822 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 R15 268.

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 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

July

Cheapest flight

R8 967
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower 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.

  • 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Budapest

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
  • 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?

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, Air Austral, +62 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +58 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +63 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +64 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +64 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +65 more

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Direct returns

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +62 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +58 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +64 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +63 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +64 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Austral, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Austral, +64 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +65 more

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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 3357 reviews
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
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Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Dec 2024ORD - DXB
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Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

Charged for internet that never really worked. The food selection was just ok.

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

Boarding was a mess, no one managing the queues. I got my meal as the pilot announced starting commencing descent and basic drink not available. No air bridge so takes forever to deplane the A380 onto buses.

Nothing, all that I know is that I will never travel with Emirates again Qatar is were I belong. You guys should send someone over to experience what true acomadation is, Emirates has the worst food that I ever eat on any airline ,even jetblue has better food and snacks that curry Indian garbage you guys serve just make people sick.

The food options for children is limited The business class bed is not fully lie flat, and this is an uncomfortable sleep

Bad Cancel the flight Came back to work only 3 days after Horrible Won’t help with hotel while we stock Horrible Don’t fly with them

I wish Emirates had lights to Philadelphia (PHL) in USA.

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

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

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

My carry on bag was taken by Alaska Air as we boarded in LAX! She said there was not room. There was plenty of room. I told her that my meds and personal items were in it. She did not care. She said it would be sent to my final destination, Nairobi. Well it got to Nairobi the day I was to fly home. The handle of my bag was crushed so could not retract. So I had to remove it. I had to buy converters, malaria medication. personal items. I filled out the missing form at the Nairobi airport. I asked that it be shipped to the Kisumu airport. When it was obviously not going to make it for my time in Kenya. I asked that it be sent to John Wayne Airport. NONE of that happened. I only knew it was at Nairobi because my air tag indicated it was finally in Nairobi the day I was leaving Kenya! Now I need to purchase a new carry on bag!!!

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Don't be afraid if you board an Oman Air Airbus A330 - it will take you to Colombo and not Muskat. The Aircraft is leased by Qatar Airways ;-)

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

My luggage did not make the connection and 4 days later I still have not received it.

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.

We are flying with Swiss for a long time but this time was terrible do to are flight cancellations we are in some bad hotel with out normal food

It is a good airlines, very professional very good food. I wish they offered free luggage is the only thing.

Nothing special.. they could have provided something to eat without a charge

Terrible plane small airbus good for a 1 hr trip I booked business as it is. A night flight and 4hrs trip it was an ordinary economy seat with no one next to me what a joke what a stupid decision to buy business

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

Seats are too cramped, but that is a problem with every airline. I actually enjoyed the meal served.

Flight attendant served beverage to everyone during meal service and forgot about me. Had to call her several times until she realized it. Not a good service for a business class flight

The plane was good - on time! But can the stewardesses smile or actually be nice - not to bark the commands

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

they have cancell the flight with no reasons, My parents were in the cold weather in the airport for 24 hours they did not give any hotel and food. I hate Turkish Airline, this is our last time that we ha ve chosen Turkish Airline.

Boarding process is one of the worst i have ever seen. Poor planning and lack of experienced staff is vert apparent. Seat changes till the last minute was an added stress to the process.

Seat changes at the last minute Horrible checkin process Sad to see excellent airport with very poor service

One of the worst check in process at the DIA as well as the boarding counter Changed seat at the last minute and assigned middle seat while I paid for window seat. Requested many times but to no avail . horrible customer service and very poor process Requesting refund for seat that was changed last minute

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

The flight starts at 7am from New Delhi, a supremely inconvenient time, especially, if you are coming from another smaller city. Please consider moving it to 4am or 5am.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

Horrible, they forgot our luggage, the food was terrible, the crew were rude, the flight was delayed, I hated every aspect of this flight

Absolutely horrible experience. It's an overnight flight for over 5 hours and business class does not have beds!!!!! I had a slightly bigger than economy class seat that was broken and not even reclining correctly. I should get a refund for this flight as they changed the aircraft to a small one and that is not what I paid the business class price for!

I wouldn't recommend Lufthansa otherwise. We took this flight only because our flight to Kittilä got cancelled and Lufthansa offered a replacement which would have been two days later, with a night in Frankfurt and another in Munich. We refused the replacement but the staff at the airport entered in the system claiming that we accepted the replacement.. We didn't get the full refund because of this.

I arrived late in Frankfurt and I had to catch my flight to Vienna and I was running late because when I was landing the flight to Vienna was boarding. I had to go through immigration and then I had to wait in a long line to take a bus to a terminal where my flight to Vienna was taking off. However, I truly didn't think I would make it. I was literally running through the whole airport and when I stopped to ask at one of the Austrian Airlines gates they were rude because they didn't have the time to support me.

Amazing! The food was great! Best airline meal ever. The crew was so nice and pleasant.

I understand that German food tends to bland & tasteless, but please try to incorporate some flavor in your food. Also, always have chicken as one of the options.

I had to fly United where the flight crew was atrocious

Flight was late and I missed my connecting flight to Dublin. This is not the same Lufthansa I remember, you guys don't care anymore. Hopefully my trips with Swiss Air will much better.

Slightly delayed but still a more comfortable experience to take a real airline instead of a budget one.

my flight was cancelled. next one scheduled 2 days later. no hotel provided. worst airline experience ever

They run you late and make you miss flights… I have missed 6 in 1.5 years

Very smooth flight and crew was very attentive and helpful

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Budapest found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/3Thu
1 stopLufthansa
14h 15mJNB-BUD
20/3Thu
1 stopLufthansa
19h 55mBUD-JNB
R8 967
13/3Thu
1 stop
14h 15mJNB-BUD
20/3Thu
2 stops
21h 30mBUD-JNB
R9 449
5/5Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
20h 25mCPT-BUD
19/5Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 55mBUD-CPT
R12 420
16/3Sun
1 stopSWISS
14h 45mCPT-BUD
23/3Sun
1 stopSWISS
24h 30mBUD-CPT
R12 531
15/4Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 10mJNB-BUD
25/4Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
20h 40mBUD-JNB
R12 717
8/3Sat
1 stopSWISS
23h 45mJNB-BUD
15/3Sat
1 stopSWISS
27h 10mBUD-JNB
R17 896
8/3Sat
3 stopsQatar Airways
28h 30mJNB-BUD
15/3Sat
3 stopsQatar Airways
39h 55mBUD-JNB
R24 617
15/4Tue
3 stopsQatar Airways
43h 15mJNB-BUD
25/4Fri
2 stopsQatar Airways
46h 45mBUD-JNB
R25 619
3/3Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 00mJNB-BUD
18/3Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
25h 40mBUD-JNB
R40 824
3/3Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
23h 05mJNB-BUD
18/3Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
21h 00mBUD-JNB
R56 956

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13236 kmJNB-BUD
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14559 kmCPT-BUD

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Last minute flights to Budapest

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Budapest that are departing in the next 10 days.
26/1Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
26h 40mJNB-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
26h 05mBUD-JNB
R12 048
26/1Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
25h 55mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 00mBUD-CPT
R13 608
26/1Sun
multi-stop
15h 50mJNB-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stop
24h 35mBUD-JNB
R14 146
27/1Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 40mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 00mBUD-CPT
R14 258
26/1Sun
multi-stop
30h 55mJNB-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stop
28h 25mBUD-JNB
R15 223
26/1Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 55mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
22h 10mBUD-CPT
R16 522
27/1Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 55mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
22h 10mBUD-CPT
R16 857
26/1Sun
multi-stopSWISS
18h 45mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopSWISS
30h 50mBUD-CPT
R18 490
25/1Sat
multi-stopKLM
25h 55mCPT-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopKLM
16h 40mBUD-CPT
R19 474
26/1Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
21h 55mJNB-BUD
30/1Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
39h 55mBUD-JNB
R23 985

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