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$674 Find Cheap Flights from Budapest to San José

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Cheap Flights from Budapest to San José (BUD-SJO)

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

Thu, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 3
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11:10 am - 1:45 pmBUD-SJO
34h 35m3 stops
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3:25 pm - 10:05 pmSJO-BUD
22h 40m2 stops
Thu, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 3
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8:00 pm - 1:45 pmBUD-SJO
25h 45m1 stop
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3:25 pm - 8:45 amSJO-BUD
33h 20m1 stop
$676SWISS
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Thu, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 3
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2:20 pm - 10:55 pmBUD-SJO
40h 35m2 stops
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8:00 am - 12:40 pmSJO-BUD
20h 40m2 stops
$678Air Canada
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Thu, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 3
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6:05 am - 5:35 pmBUD-SJO
19h 30m2 stops
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3:25 pm - 8:45 amSJO-BUD
33h 20m1 stop
Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 6:16 pmBUD-SJO
43h 11m2 stops
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9:05 am - 12:35 pmSJO-BUD
20h 30m2 stops
$765United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 3
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11:10 am - 1:45 pmBUD-SJO
34h 35m3 stops
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3:25 pm - 10:25 pmSJO-BUD
23h 00m3 stops
Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 12:56 pmBUD-SJO
53h 26m2 stops
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9:05 am - 1:35 pmSJO-BUD
21h 30m2 stops
$793United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Fri, Dec 19
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1:20 pm - 2:50 pmBUD-SJO
32h 30m2 stops
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4:45 pm - 9:00 pmSJO-BUD
21h 15m2 stops
$887Lufthansa
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Thu, Dec 4 - Fri, Dec 19
Lufthansa Logo
1:20 pm - 2:50 pmBUD-SJO
32h 30m2 stops
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4:45 pm - 10:55 pmSJO-BUD
23h 10m2 stops
$896Lufthansa
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Mon, Dec 22 - Thu, Jan 15
Air Canada Logo
6:25 am - 12:05 amBUD-SJO
48h 40m2 stops
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8:35 am - 8:50 amSJO-BUD
41h 15m2 stops
$1,152Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Budapest to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Budapest to San José 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 San José, San José Province?

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

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

When flying from Budapest to San José, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Budapest, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Budapest to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Budapest to San José, 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 San José is November, where tickets cost $687 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,287 and $1,266 respectively.

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

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 San José, 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 San José, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$674
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
Flight from Budapest to San José

When to book flights from Budapest to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Budapest to San José 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 Budapest to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Budapest to San José?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Budapest to San José was $771 for a one-way ticket and $674 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Budapest to San José.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Budapest to San José?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Budapest to San José?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Budapest to San José, SWISS or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Budapest to San José are SWISS and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $979 and an overall rating of 7.5, SWISS is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $791 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Budapest to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Budapest 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 Budapest to San José?

    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 San José with an airline and back to Budapest with another airline. Booking your flights between Budapest and SJO 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 Budapest to San José?

    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 San José from Budapest up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Budapest to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Budapest to San José. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Budapest to San José? 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.
7.5
Air FranceOverall score based on 1465 reviews
7.4Boarding
7.4Comfort
7.0Food
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
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It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

10.0 ExcellentCamila, Jul 2025JFK - CDG
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It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The return was painful because of the flight that was canceled. Nobody was able to help us out. It took hours and a lot of walking on two different airports to get a new flight

I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

The food was good. Most the staff was pleasant. The flight would be drastically improved with WiFi on a long international flight.

The whole experience was positive. Crew very friendly and helpful. Very greedy with pre-seat allocation. Web site too complicated

Each flight we took was late with little or no updates or information.

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

...as stated previously, red tape should be shorted by Swiss in terms of generating refunds...

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.

They didn't give us Nothing to eat, come on..... 1 package of chips and a glass of soda won't do anything to the company

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

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

I fly UAL 7-8 times per year. This flight was not up to snuff because it boarded very late "due to unexpected delays in restocking the plane" and yet Flight Aware showed the plane had landed some 10 hours earlier--so I think they could have planned accordingly. The FA's were nice but harried. The video system had to be rebooted 3-4 times. The food service was rather abrupt; they forgot my row and when I asked for my meal, they brought it with some impatience. Overall, the flight was fine, but the little details made it feel somewhat mundane and hurried.

I just got back from a trip with 3 flights each way. The flights were good and we were happy with out experience. There was one steward on our first flight that was harsh and grump with passengers. It did not leave a good impression. All of the other flight crews were great on the other five flights.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

Overall, it was a good experience. Boarding was good and there was plenty of overhead bin space for everyone’s carryons (even when we boarded toward the end). Only improvement would be to offer trash service more regularly.

HORRIBLE WITH THEIR WEBSITE!!! WORST WEBSITE IN THE WHOLE AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Delays from united along with Newark air space caused delays. But an average flight! Unfortunately we come to expect delays from the airlines.

My flight was delayed. They boarded us, then no sooner were we on the plane, they made us get off again and wait another 45 minutes before doing it all over again.

The crew was outstanding. And the food was surprisingly good. The chicken and the pasta dish were both delicious and I was supposed with a pizza twist near Landing. We hit a lot of turbulence and the crew was calm and kind. Loved the TV in screen. Tons of new releases.

Service Director cut all cabin lights and window screens defaulted to dark, but it was an afternoon flight going west. I spent hours trying to see what was reading as reading lights weren't working either. What the hell.

Terrible food, unprofessional flight attendants, and an uncomfortable seat. The food they provided was the worst I have ever had since I flew. They were worse than any cheap food you can get at convenience stores. I feel that a racist looking fight attendant was scanning me as she was passing by me. A man sitting in front of me fully extended his chair to the back, so I had virtually no space to eat with reasonable comfort. Many people were so inconsiderate of others and fully extended their chairs to the back that they did not have enough space to eat. Flight attendants ignored these situations and never bothered to tell passengers to return their chairs to upright positions during the mealtime. I want to be comfortable and don't care if others feel uncomfortable because of me. Those were the dominant thoughts of people in that airplane. I paid more than $2000.00 for this terrible experience.

It was a lovely flight. Very attentive crew, comfortable seats, good food and entertainment. Highly recommended. Only difficulty was with their app.

The experience with air Canada, was not really good, first they try to charge for the seat again in the counter after being paid in advance, second we have to wait for a hora inside the plane before departure for mechanics problems

Very friendly staff. Good seats on a quick flight. Right on time.

Mixed experienced. Nice staff. Spacious 787 better than cramped Airbus, though my seat was broken. The bad: Way overpriced ticket and charged for food despite 6 hr flight.

every single person involved showed their joy, working in the airline industry - it created a very pleasant atmosphere for everyone

I had to change the gate so many times that I got confused.

Liked the lounge in Toronto. The filmed safety information featuring a tour of Canada was amusing, maybe confusing to those with out English or French, or flying for the first time. With a few exceptions, personnel were polite and helpful.

My screens didn't work on both my flights, while most of the cabin's did. Flights were OK, one took off over an hour late.

Bad! Disaster!! The LH419 was cancelled after 4 hrs on board with no AC and no toilets

The crew was very professional, no food was served. The flight was delayed which impacted my connection at Frankfurt to Chicago… It was very stressful because it was out of my control. Had I missed my connection, it would have been extremely disruptive and inconvenient as I would have had to make other arrangements to fly to the United States.

We were charged for luggage, and our ticket was with Lufthansa and was supposed to include luggage fees. So our experience was a bit bad. Also, the flight was about 45 minutes late arriving.

Boarding arrangements differentiated with groups, easy to follow. Seat size and leg room was very comfortable even I was with Economy class. Food was good and staff was nice. Very good experience even with 12 hrs long-haul.

Expect Business Class seating to be 2 passengers per 3 coach seats, with center blocked. This is typical for flights within Europe on most airlines. Service was excellent!

The crew was caring and attentive in making my flight comfortable as I was travelling with an injury.

Excellent flight overall. Lufthansa Business service was excellent with great cabin crew and very good food and wines. The seat comfort was excellent. Only a slight reduction in score due to the 747-400 being a relatively loud aircraft these days.

Pretty poor across the board - flight details wrong/delayed into Lufthansa app. Seat changes made without notification. Boarding delayed (ok, that happens) but all comms in German (for flight to UK, where 85% of passengers were English). Outright fraud attempted at gate, denying 1 piece carry-on of smaller than correct size and 1 piece personal item, again, smaller than correct size. Rude gate staff. Security checks perfunctory - unattended bag not acknowledged by staff..then put on aircraft unclaimed by staff.

New and clean plane, lots of entertainment on IFE. Boarding was chaotic, maybe because of the size of the gate area. Plane arrived half an hour late.

Because of the fog at the Frankfurt airport, our flight was delayed leaving Budapest. We only had 20 minutes to get from A23 to C13. This was quite a walk for this not-so-young anymore lady--even with the help of moving sidewalks! We also had to go through passport control and then security. Germany is extra thorough, even doing pat-downs of all passengers. We got to our gate and I knew I had been randomly selected for extra security scanning because of the "SSSS" code on my boarding pass so I wasn't surprised when he escorted me back to security to be searched some more. The boarding gate gentleman assured me that they would hold the plane. The ladies in security rushed through the scanning process as fast as they could and we were able to make our flight to Orlando. The actual flight was smooth and comfortable. The food and service were excellent. The flight crew were friendly and efficient.

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