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$791 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, Dec 11 - Tue, Jan 20
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6:20 am - 7:53 pmBUD-SJO
20h 33m2 stops
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9:05 am - 2:05 pmSJO-BUD
22h 00m2 stops
$791United Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Sun, Jan 18
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6:05 am - 7:53 pmBUD-SJO
20h 48m2 stops
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6:30 am - 1:35 pmSJO-BUD
24h 05m2 stops
$793United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 11 - Wed, Jan 21
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6:20 am - 7:53 pmBUD-SJO
20h 33m2 stops
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9:05 am - 12:35 pmSJO-BUD
20h 30m2 stops
$794United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Wed, Feb 25
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10:10 am - 6:16 pmBUD-SJO
39h 06m2 stops
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9:40 am - 2:05 pmSJO-BUD
45h 25m2 stops
$795United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 11 - Wed, Jan 21
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6:20 am - 7:53 pmBUD-SJO
20h 33m2 stops
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9:05 am - 12:35 pmSJO-BUD
20h 30m2 stops
$796United Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Mon, Jan 12
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6:20 am - 1:06 pmBUD-SJO
37h 46m2 stops
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7:00 am - 9:40 pmSJO-BUD
31h 40m2 stops
$806Delta
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sat, Jan 17
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12:40 pm - 10:20 pmBUD-SJO
40h 40m2 stops
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7:00 am - 4:25 pmSJO-BUD
26h 25m2 stops
$819Delta
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Sun, Dec 7 - Tue, Dec 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 5:50 pmBUD-SJO
18h 30m1 stop
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8:30 pm - 11:10 pmSJO-BUD
19h 40m1 stop
$838Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Dec 7 - Tue, Dec 23
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6:20 am - 5:50 pmBUD-SJO
18h 30m1 stop
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8:30 pm - 9:40 pmSJO-BUD
18h 10m2 stops
$882Air France
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Thu, Jan 29 - Thu, Feb 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 6:25 pmBUD-SJO
37h 15m1 stop
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8:05 pm - 11:40 amSJO-BUD
32h 35m1 stop
$921Multiple Airlines
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
United Airlines
Cheapest • from $791 (round-trip)
SWISS
Best reviews • 7.5 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
September
Cheapest • 26% price drop
March
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$791
Typical prices: $851-$1,140
United Airlines
Thu 12/11Tue 1/20
BUD - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$795
SWISS
Thu 11/13
BUD - SJO • 1 stop
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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?

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

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 September, where tickets cost $698 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,287 and $1,199 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 seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$791
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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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 $795 for a one-way ticket and $791 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?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Budapest and San José, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • 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 $988 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 $863 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.
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7.5
SWISSOverall score based on 1776 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.4Comfort
8.2Crew
7.1Food
6.8Entertainment
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We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

4.0 OkayJill, Oct 2025ZRH - BOS
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We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

They lived up to the Swiss reputation of excellent operation in all aspects. Zurich is a great place to make connections to other parts of Europe.

As an ex airline employee in my home country of Jamaica, it was wonderful to see that Swiss Air has maintained it's exemplary service. The crew was both pleasant and professional. The meals were wholesome and tasty. My brother and I traveled and we both agree that our amazing vacation started with the excellent experience with Swiss Air. Continue to keep your standards high 🙂

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 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.

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

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!

The experience was great, the crew was very polite and hospitable. I will definitely make if my go to airlines.

Excellent flight. Boarding was efficient and departure was on time. Smooth flight with on time arrival. Deplaning was also efficient.

We loved the United lounge near our gate and a rep named Aimee who was GREAT

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.

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?

Fight was delayed an hour due to operational issues ,then further delayed due to ground control for a total of about 1.30 hours. Salad was completely frozen and flatware was so cold you could barely handle it. Crew was friendly and professional and the flight was smooth. The aircraft was clean and well-serviced.

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.

David went above and beyond to make our flight the best that it could be

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

It was good. The tray on the seat was not cleaned from the previous flight. The seats are tight but I had no one beside me. The crew was great.

We loved our Air Canada experience and will definitely fly them again. It just so happened than in the first leg of our trip their entertainment system was not working, and neither was their oven so cold meal & snacks only.

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.

Everything was very good, short delay Toronto to Regina on my return to Canada but not a big deal. Thanks Kayak, Dr. Ian Stewart

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

Both flights were delayed over 1 hour. And I had to pay for seats, even though my reservation supposedly included free seat selection.

Late departing Budapest, very stressful change in Munich though we made it since connecting flight was delayed.

The seat I was stuck in was so unimaginably uncomfortable. I have never had that tight of a seat in my 20 years of flying. Even budget airlines give you more space.

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.

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.

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