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Cheapest round-trip
$71
Typical prices: $97-$140
Ryanair
Fri 9/25Mon 9/28
ATH - BUD • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$26
Typical prices: $60-$95
Wizz Air
Tue 9/8
ATH - BUD • Non-stop
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Ryanair: follow cabin bag limits and use online check-in to avoid extra fees.
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Cheap Flights from Athens to Budapest (ATH-BUD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Athens 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 round-trip flight deals from Athens to Budapest

Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
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9:30 am - 10:35 am
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2h 05mnonstop
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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$71Ryanair
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
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9:30 am - 10:35 am
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$73Ryanair
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
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9:30 am - 10:35 am
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$74Ryanair
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 26
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9:35 am - 10:45 am
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2h 10mnonstop
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5:50 am - 8:55 am
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2h 05mnonstop
$76Wizz Air
Fri, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 3
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5:45 am - 8:55 am
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$81Wizz Air
Fri, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 5
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9:35 am - 10:45 am
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5:50 am - 8:55 am
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$84Wizz Air
Fri, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 5
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9:35 am - 10:45 am
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2h 10mnonstop
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5:50 am - 8:55 am
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$86Wizz Air
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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10:15 pm - 11:25 pm
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2h 10mnonstop
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6:30 pm - 9:35 pm
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$87Wizz Air
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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10:15 pm - 11:25 pm
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$91Wizz Air
Fri, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 3
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Athens to Budapest flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Athens to Budapest?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Athens to Budapest departing in September.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Athens to Budapest?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Athens to Budapest clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Athens to Budapest, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Athens, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Athens to Budapest?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Athens 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 from Athens to Budapest is June, where tickets cost $87 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $153 and $148 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Athens 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 on the flight from Athens to Budapest, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Athens to Budapest

 
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Duncan is a freelance travel writer, copywriter and book author in constant search of travel stories and the perpetual sensation of being on holiday. He’s never happier than when on a dusty trail in search of empty waves or ducking under the piste tape in search of snowbound solitude. British born, living in Germany, but happiest heading for the horizon. His first book, Found in Translation, explores the etymologies and stories of country names around the world and is out now.

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Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$26
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 28% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Athens to Budapest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Athens to Budapest based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Athens to Budapest

  • Which other nearby cities are served by the Budapest International Airport (BUD)?

    Budapest International Airport (BUD) is the primary international airport that serves Budapest and its metropolitan area. Within an hour's journey from BUD, it is possible to reach a number of neighboring cities, including Szekesfehervar, Gyor, and Kecskemet. These cities are accessible via buses, taxis, and rental cars from BUD.

  • Do I need a visa to travel from Athens to Budapest?

    As an American citizen, you do not need a visa to travel from Athens to Budapest. A visa exemption agreement between the United States and Hungary allows US citizens to enter the country for tourism or business engagement for up to 90 days without a visa. If your travel to Budapest is for a brief duration, you only need to present your legitimate U.S. passport upon arrival at BUD.

  • What carry-on bags can I bring on my flight from Athens to Budapest?

    When flying from Athens to Budapest, most airlines’ carry-on bag policy allows passengers to bring one carry-on bag and one personal item on board. However, Delta Airlines has a better carry-on baggage policy that permits a carry-on bag to be within 22 x 14 x 9 inches. Additionally, Delta has a weight limit for carry-on baggage, which usually ranges between 35 lb and 40 lb.

  • Which eco-friendly practices do airlines use when flying from Athens to Budapest?

    The average carbon emission per passenger on the route from Athens to Budapest is approximately 2,050 lb. However, you can fly sustainably with Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and Ryanair. These airlines employ various strategies to reduce carbon emissions, including prioritizing the use of modern and fuel-efficient aircraft in their fleets and investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiatives.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Athens to Budapest?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Athens to Budapest was $26 for a one-way ticket and $71 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Athens and Budapest?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Budapest from Athens.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Athens to Budapest?

    The Airbus A321neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Athens to Budapest flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Athens to Budapest?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Athens and Budapest.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Athens to Budapest?

    There are nonstop flights from Athens to Budapest on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Athens to Budapest, Aegean Airlines or Ryanair?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Athens to Budapest are Aegean Airlines and Ryanair. With an average price for the route of $211 and an overall rating of 8.2, Aegean Airlines is the most popular choice. Ryanair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $123 and an overall rating of 6.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Athens 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 from Athens to Budapest.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Athens 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 to Athens with another airline. Booking your flights between Athens and BUD can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Athens 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 from Athens up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Athens to Budapest

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $44 or less one-way and $93 or less round-trip.
  • If you'd like quick access to the Athens International Airport (ATH), consider boarding the Athens Metro. The airport is easily accessible through the metro's Line 3 (Blue Line). Syntagma Square and the Monastiraki station are convenient stations to catch the metro from downtown Athens. The metro's travel time to the airport is around 40 minutes.
  • Athens International Airport (ATH) is the hub for Aegean Airlines and Ryanair, and it's a focus city for EasyJet. If you are traveling with any of these airlines from Athens to Budapest, you will depart from Terminal B. Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and EasyJet operate most international flights from the airport's Terminal B.
  • Common layover cities for flights from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) include Sofia (SOF), Belgrade (BEG), Munich (MUC), Vienna (VIE), Corfu (CFU), and Charleroi (CRL). The layover city will vary depending on the airline, flight route, and schedule of the flight.
  • If you wish to upgrade your seat when flying from Athens to Budapest, consider flying with Aegean Airlines. This airline offers passengers on flights from ATH to BUD the option to upgrade from Economy seats to Business or First-class seats. The service is available at a fee and varies from flight to flight.
  • Unaccompanied Minors flying from ATH to BUD should be booked on Aegean Airlines. Aegean Airlines accepts unaccompanied minors between the ages of five and fourteen at ATH. The airline's attentive staff provides devoted assistance, including personalized check-in procedures, escorting the child through security and boarding, and monitoring them throughout the flight.

Prefer to fly direct from Athens to Budapest?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Athens Eleftherios V. to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl.
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Direct departures

Athens Eleftherios V. to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

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Tuesday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

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Wednesday

Ryanair,Wizz Air

Ryanair,Wizz Air

Thursday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

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Sunday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

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Direct returns

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to Athens Eleftherios V.

Monday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

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Tuesday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Wednesday

Ryanair,Wizz Air

Ryanair,Wizz Air

Thursday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair, +1 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines,Ryanair,Wizz Air

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Athens to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Athens to Budapest. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Aegean AirlinesOverall score based on 899 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.8Boarding
8.7Crew
6.9Entertainment
7.4Food
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Cabin crew were absolutely fantastic. Couldn’t have been more helpful to me and my twins and family. Great crew!!!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
ATH - TLV
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Cabin crew were absolutely fantastic. Couldn’t have been more helpful to me and my twins and family. Great crew!!!

Internet not working during the flight - what a big miss!

The crew was awesome. There was a school group of about 60 14 year-olds. The food is standard greek fare, Baklava was pre-packaged like it would normally be sold in a vending machine, and it was the highlight of the meal. Plane was in great shape, and seating was like a any A319 you would experience at a national-level carrier (i.e. not like Ryan Air). Like many European airports, they bused us to the plane, so the process of boarding groups is useless, and not well understood by infrequent travelers.

Every one was attentive, the food was really very good . All and all was an excellent experience .

It was a short flight. It did leave about 15 minutes late but other than that everything went well!! There was no food service or entertainment so can’t comment on any of that.

Not good, the seat was broken and the middle seat table was not lowering, no option on the food, despite the business class wasn’t full. In the menu offered they had fish or chicken, no chicken available when was my turn (seating in raw 2!)

For a quick trip to athens they did a great job plane was spacious, and we boarded quickly.

it was hard to find the check in at the airport no signs food was average

Was grateful that this flight was held for us as we were late from our prior flight.

Lovely experience with Aegean. The crew felt with some extremely rude customers with professionalism and poise. The flight went off without a hitch and even landed early!

Crazy long boarding times, messy, inexperienced, overworked, and visibly tired crew, very uncomfortable seats and no compensation for delays.

The worst flight ever. Sitting in plane for 4 hours delay and then they change crew. No water or food offered to any passengers including children in that time. Only 2 toilets out of 3 operating for flight with 200 passengers. Only enough food available for about 7 rows of seats depending where you sat you might be lucky. Cabin crew very unfriendly.

The lady at the boarding gate was so rude. She was challenging people being in priority and looking them up and down as if they weren’t dressed for first class. This was Ryan air priority. We all sit in the same seats. She loudly called out to embarrass a man who she believed had cheated and got in the priority line. He had a valid priority ticket and even worked for Ryanair. Also challenging visas insisting people download them until they proved on the government website it wasn’t required to print. The Ryanair employee who was challenged said she is always like this. She also pulled people from regular boarding as they were fashionably dressed and upgraded them to priority and changed their seats. That was comical. I think she felt she should be working for Emirates first class, although they would t have stood for her rude behaviour

1. Too long on board without air conditioning. 2. Very very long-tiring walk to exit gate.

we were boarded AND only after the boarding process was finished we were announced there is going to be a delay of one hour.

Ryanair was ok but the flight is delayed 2 hours! We dont know the reason if it was either Ryanaair or the Kos airport or Vienna Airport …

Didn’t like anything about it we were delayed by 3 hours and sat on the plane when leaving Dublin. On the way back to Dublin we were kept in the plane on tarmac for 4.5 hours. This airline is a joke!

Poor, how can you order something from the menu em you can’t see a menu? How can you get the online menu when you have no internet? Why let us board when you know full well we won’t be taking off for another 45 minutes, no ice for drink in sweltering heat, seats hard and and uncomfortable when you’re sitting for over 5 hours.

I didn't like. The seats and the floor were very dirty and it is not the first time

L'imbarco, personale scortese. Hanno voluto un sovrapprezzo di 70€ per un trolley che faticava ad entrare nel loro misuratore a causa delle ruote troppo rigide

Low-cost airline. Airbus A-320 and 321 series are not comfortable on flights taking more than 3 hours. Seats are uncomfortable. Very limited foot space, especially when having a bag under the seat in front of you.

Two of our boarding details were missing and they wanted to charge us 84 pounds for that, although it was totally their fault

They boarded us despite knowing we wouldn’t be taking off for another hour and boarded us into a plane who’s air conditioning was not working properly. So we were sat in a hot plane for an hour with no access to the bathroom getting hotter and hotter. A little bit of communication between the teams would have avoided this.

After adding baggage costs, and considering the necessity to re-checkin at each stop, and the €50 I was tricked out of for the ridiculous 3 hour min check in, I’ll never fly this very hungry Hungarian airline again!

Everything was great until it came time to pick up our luggage. We arrived in orly airport terminal 1, our luggage arrived in terminal 2. No signs to tell us, we waited for almost an hour before someone figured it out.

Wizz is the worst airline in the world, The firm behavior is similar to the Italian mafia, For booking, check in at the desk and not on line that charge 48euro each, the truly that was included in the confirmation is only half way the continuous flight after the connection is not included although ordered together as on flight with one stop,(no direct flight), they asked for another 58euro each, unbelievable behavior of the staff, actually you feel threatened by them, as I said Italian mafia. Last time ever in my life. Keep out of this airline and enjoy your vacation.

After the flight. Waiting to long to get off the plane

Economical flight. Good for the price. Direct destination, no stopovers. No USB ports for mobile charging. No movies or tv onboard.

The crew was exceptionally kind. Communication in terms of gate changes could be better

The one thing I must say is that the flight wasn't full at all, and in this case, I'm really unsure why they wouldn't sit people farther from each other.

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