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Cheap Flights from Budapest to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$478
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$500
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$652
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$691
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$704
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$478
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$500
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$652
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$691
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$704

Book Cheap Budapest to California Plane Tickets

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

Thu, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 17
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 4:20 pmBUD-LAX
29h 15m1 stop
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7:30 pm - 7:25 pmLAX-BUD
14h 55m1 stop
$478Scandinavian Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 17
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 4:20 pmBUD-LAX
29h 15m1 stop
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7:30 pm - 7:25 pmLAX-BUD
14h 55m1 stop
$481Scandinavian Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Thu, Nov 27
Lufthansa Logo
6:20 am - 12:40 pmBUD-SFO
15h 20m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
9:40 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-BUD
14h 20m1 stop
$617Lufthansa
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Thu, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 7:55 pmBUD-SFO
14h 35m1 stop
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2:20 pm - 2:05 pmSFO-BUD
14h 45m1 stop
$619United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 23
Lufthansa Logo
11:35 am - 7:55 pmBUD-SFO
17h 20m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
9:05 pm - 11:35 pmSFO-BUD
17h 30m1 stop
$621Lufthansa
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 23
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:28 amBUD-SFO
37h 28m2 stops
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2:00 pm - 12:40 pmSFO-BUD
13h 40m1 stop
$624United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 11:15 pmBUD-SFO
20h 10m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:55 amSFO-BUD
17h 55m2 stops
$641American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 11:15 pmBUD-SFO
20h 10m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:55 amSFO-BUD
17h 55m2 stops
$644American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 26
British Airways Logo
7:10 am - 7:34 pmBUD-SFO
21h 24m2 stops
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4:30 pm - 12:15 amSFO-BUD
22h 45m1 stop
$647British Airways
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Thu, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 18
British Airways Logo
7:40 am - 6:35 pmBUD-SFO
19h 55m2 stops
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4:30 pm - 1:10 amSFO-BUD
23h 40m1 stop
$650British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Budapest to California flights

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Budapest to California, 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 Budapest to California is February, when tickets cost $620 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $892 and $837 respectively.

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

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

For Budapest to California, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Budapest, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Budapest to California, 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 Budapest to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$343
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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    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 from Budapest to California 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 California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $691 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $776.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Budapest to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Budapest to California. 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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7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1383 reviews
8.4Crew
7.8Boarding
7.7Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.3Food
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The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

6.0 GoodSimon, Jul 2025STR - AMS
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The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Liked the flight being almost on time (airport issues created a delay). Disliked the issue printing tag bags on the kiosk and having to wait for an hour on like to drop my bags.

Our flight was delayed for over an hour due to weather, and it had already been a long travel day. However, the crew was calm and compassionate, listening to every complaint with genuine concern. They got us home safely without incident, in spite of all of the obstacles. I’m grateful.

The flight crew was friendly and accommodating. I witnessed one of the flight attendants deal with a difficult flyer with extreme calm and compassion. I was so annoyed with the passenger and so impressed by the flight attendant. His quick action de-escalated what could have been a major incident. He was awesome.

Insulting. Lufthansa flight from Munich to EWR had us getting our luggage when we were told in Florence that it would follow us to Indianapolis. It did not. Then very slow security in EWR caused me and three other passengers from Lufthansa flight from Munich to miss the boarding closure. Behind me were two elderly grandparents and their ten year old grandson. We were all refused entry on a plane to Indy that was still at the gate. The doors had not even closed inside the terminal yet. No apologies or compensation offered. Not even a meal voucher let alone a free hotel stay for our inconvenience. I m not sure what the other three passengers behind me did ( they were elderly with a grandson, recall), but I stated 12 hours overnight in a chilly EWR airport until next flight to Indy at 850 next morning.

I was told in Florence my bag would go directly to Indianapolis. I had to wait to get it. Then security in EWR was slow so I missed my flight as United would not allow me on the plane even though it was still on the tarmac and the door to the tunnel was open. I blame both Lufthansa and United for refusing to allow me on board a plane that was clearly still on the tarmac. Behind me two grandparents and their ten year old grandson were on same flight from Munich to EWR. They were refused to board the United flight. So we had to sit for 12 hours in airport until next flight. No compensation has been offered either by Lufthansa or United.

Flight was delayed and luggage was delivered day after arrival. In Bilbao they told me day after would be delivered faster if I went to Bilbao to get my own bags so I did. Wasted my morning.

Seating was average for a first class seat. It very modern. I expected better.

very small seats screen did not work . I could not watch anything for 9 hours

The food that was served was superb!!! Awesome snacks!!! Frequent drink service!!! To me, this was shocking. I took a British Airways flight from Denver to London for the first leg of my trip and the food was horrendous. Thank you for keeping us fed and satiated on such a long flight!!!!

The seating arrangement by having privacy screens would have been more appealing. If you sit in the business class, you pay for extra comfort and privacy. Other than that, the service was excellent and the staff very professional.

We were kicked off this flight by British Airways due to delays on our connecting flight also operated by British airways and were rebooked on a different carrier which delayed our arrival home by > 26 hours.

Everything about the flight check-in was smooth no line the plane is clean and bathroom

Excellent everywhere but Philly, the most rotten airport in the world.

Check in was not the greatest as had to talk to an agent to clarify things and then he transferred us to another agent who had difficulty processing my credit card as there was a system glitch and not a card error.

I was put into business class. Wow! My flight attendant was great! The food amazing’

The gate at London Gatwick had confusing signs for the different zones and the staff seemed harried because people didn't know when it was their turn to come to the desk. Plus, with there were too many carry-on bag travelers, myself included. The charge scheme for checking bags is frustrating. If you travel light, you want the freedom to leave as soon as you deplane. When you are forced to gate-check your bag simply because the flight is fully booked, you lose whatever time you'd hoped to save because you're still stuck waiting for your bag to come off the conveyor belt.

Safe arrival. Improvement on Time efficiency Effective Communication will be great.

Not so good with their baggage handling as they damaged one of my check in luggage

A good flight back to Tampa and thankfully although we had a 90 minute delay because of thunder storms from Charlotte to bottom iof Florida, it was a prudent to avoid these for a comfortable flight as opposed to being tossed around with turbulence.

All went well on the flight, not happy of course with having to pay for a seat and in hold luggage of £50

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