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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Budapest (CHI-BUD)

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

Sun, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 19
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7:15 pm - 2:15 pmORD-BUD
12h 00m1 stop
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8:05 pm - 4:10 pmBUD-ORD
27h 05m1 stop
$581Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, Oct 12 - Fri, Nov 14
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 2:15 pmORD-BUD
12h 00m1 stop
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10:25 am - 4:45 pmBUD-ORD
13h 20m1 stop
$582Scandinavian Airlines
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Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 15
American Airlines Logo
1:43 pm - 10:50 amORD-BUD
14h 07m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 2:40 pmBUD-ORD
13h 55m1 stop
$583American Airlines
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Fri, Dec 26 - Fri, Jan 9
British Airways Logo
8:20 pm - 9:50 amORD-BUD
30h 30m2 stops
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6:55 am - 8:05 pmBUD-ORD
20h 10m2 stops
$585British Airways
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Tue, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 20
Lufthansa Logo
3:35 pm - 9:35 amORD-BUD
11h 00m1 stop
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7:05 pm - 12:55 pmBUD-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
$588Lufthansa
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Fri, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 31
SWISS Logo
7:05 pm - 7:15 pmORD-BUD
17h 10m1 stop
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9:40 am - 5:20 pmBUD-ORD
13h 40m1 stop
$592SWISS
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Thu, Dec 11 - Wed, Jan 14
United Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 2:05 pmORD-BUD
12h 15m1 stop
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9:40 am - 12:45 pmBUD-ORD
34h 05m1 stop
$598United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Wed, Oct 1
SWISS Logo
7:05 pm - 8:45 amORD-BUD
30h 40m1 stop
SWISS Logo
2:55 pm - 3:55 pmBUD-ORD
32h 00m1 stop
$608SWISS
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Tue, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 9
United Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 2:05 pmORD-BUD
12h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:15 pmBUD-ORD
24h 15m2 stops
$611United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 20
Lufthansa Logo
3:35 pm - 9:35 amORD-BUD
11h 00m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
7:05 pm - 12:30 pmBUD-ORD
24h 25m2 stops
$616Lufthansa
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Budapest flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago 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 Chicago to Budapest?

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Budapest on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Chicago, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago 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 Chicago to Budapest is February, where tickets cost $587 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $885 and $880 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago 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 Chicago 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 Chicago to Budapest, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$244
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Budapest

When to book flights from Chicago to Budapest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Budapest based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Budapest

  • Which is the best airport to fly out of when traveling with children?

    Consider booking your flight out of O’Hare International Airport when traveling with children. Just past security in Terminal 2, O'Hare International Airport has a family lounge with a separate play space for kids. The play area has brightly colored seats, device charging outlets, and stroller parking. Every terminal at the airport also has mother's rooms where moms may discreetly nurse their babies. Additionally, moms can pump breast milk in lactation pods, which are available at Terminals 1, 2, and 3.

  • What documents are required when traveling from Chicago to Budapest?

    When traveling from Chicago to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, you will be required to present your passport that has been valid for 6 months, with a remaining 3 month validity period from the departure date in the Schengen area. Traveling to Budapest does not require you to have a visa for stays of under 90 days for tourists.

  • How do I get from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport?

    The public transit network in Chicago makes it simple to get to O'Hare International Airport. The most economical option is to use the rail and bus systems operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. Due to its planned arrival and departure of trains, the Blue line is the most effective and economical option. Outside the station, vending machines allow you to buy train tickets with a credit card or cash.

  • Can I use public transportation to get from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Budapest?

    Budapest city center is situated just under 10 miles northwest of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. You can use the airport shuttle that will transport you to Nepliget Coach Station where you can use the minibus service to get you to the city center. Alternatively, you can get to Budapest via either the 100E or 200E bus lines that serve the airport.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Budapest?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Budapest was $244 for a one-way ticket and $581 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Budapest?

    Chicago has 2 major airports: Chicago Midway and Chicago O'Hare Intl. Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl is the only airport in Budapest. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Budapest?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Budapest from Chicago?

    London is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Chicago to Budapest.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Budapest, Delta or LOT?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Budapest are Delta and LOT. With an average price for the route of $871 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. LOT is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $991 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Budapest from Chicago 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 Chicago 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 Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago 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 Chicago 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 Chicago to Budapest

  • Choose between the 2 major international airports serving the Chicago region when traveling to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD): O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Midway International Airport (MDW). However, O’Hare International Airport has a wider selection of international flights as it is the main airport in Chicago.
  • If you would wish to make use of accessibility services when leaving Chicago, book a flight out of Midway International Airport. The airport features a wide variety of accessibility services, such as wheelchair accessible restrooms and elevators with raised numerals and Braille. Additionally, the airport is less crowded than O’Hare International Airport making it easier to access assistance.
  • Whether you need to relax, work, or grab a quick bite, make sure to visit the lounge facilities upon arrival at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. These lounges can be found inside security at Terminal 2, both in the Schengen and Non-Schengen areas.
  • If your flight from Chicago is scheduled for early morning, consider flying out of O’Hare International Airport where you can book an overnight stay at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel. The airport is conveniently located on the airport premises, and is located a walking distance away from Terminals 1, 2, and 3, and offers complimentary shuttle service to Terminal 5.
  • When flying out of either of Chicago’s main international airports, it is advised that you get to the airport at least 2h before your scheduled time of departure for international flights.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago 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.
7.6
LOTOverall score based on 1112 reviews
8.2Crew
7.6Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.5Comfort
7.2Food
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During the flight, the fleas biting me in the plane.

8.0 ExcellentAgnieszka, Aug 2025ORD - WAW
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During the flight, the fleas biting me in the plane.

Delay rushed to the next plane and bags didn’t arrive in chicago

Agents helping disable person doesnt know connections to Poland and after 9 agents helping and 2hours ,we made it to proper terminal. Polish Dreamliner its Polish nightmare liner with so narrow seats and no room under front seat for bag and feet,in economy class.To upgrade, to higher standart cost an arm and leg ,even there are empty seats No good experience overall

The crew and flight were amazing . However , my bag’s locker got broken and no refund provided . Everything else was amazing except this bad incident that ruined my experience

Checking in took very long for whatever reason. Flight comfort these days is always poor so… Crew was great thought!

The seats are small and the movie selection was disappointing. However, the food was excellent and the cabin crew was attentive and kind.

The customer service rep on chat refused carrying golf set at no charge that is customary for LOT and others. I wanted yo carry just ONE club not even full set! Web check in was nightmare. Most horrible lounge at warsaw. To call it business class is a BIG exaggeration. Rude staff warsaw to nyc. Seats uncomfortable and not flat as is now customary. Bad content and entertainment system.

It was was okay but the seat was stiff and hard to sit on it!!

Seats were so uncomfortable, my butt hurts so much, I wish they have more cushions,it really was horrible, Except that, Stewarts were polite food was decent

The 737 lacked business-class seating. It was basically economy plus but with the middle seats left unsold. There were no TV screens but good food and service.

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

Poor. Seats uncomfortable. No leg room. Hot and humid the whole trip. Food and staffs were ok.

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

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

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

When I needed to get my bag off of the plane so that I could take a train because the connection was 4 hours later, they took 2 hours to take my bag off making me take the train and miss my flight simultaneously. The seat size on the plane is too small for an average aged woman let alone a middle-aged man. It's unacceptable and I will not fly Boeing again.

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

We had a layover from YVR to Denver. We bought 4 bottles of Absolut Vodka at the YVR Duty Free for $116.20, after going through security and American Customs Pre Clearance at YVR, Vancouver. When we landed in Denver, United put us behind the American Customs as well as TSA again for some reason. We were forced to go through American Customs and TSA again. TSA confiscated our rightfully owned Duty Free Absolut Vodka bottles. Because United incorrectly forced our flight behind American border and TSA again, we missed the connecting flight. After United put us on a later flight, we eventually arrived in Chicago very late, with hardly any sleep. I am looking for compensation from United for our incorrectly confiscated Absolut Vodka bottles worth $116.20, as well as compensation for incorrectly putting us behind American Customs and TSA again, causing us to miss our connecting flight, making us arrive extremely late in Chicago.

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

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

The boarding of took of late.The presentation of the food was horrable as was the tast of the food was cold and tastless.

Delay and keep changing gates. I have to run around from B to C then to E.

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

The plane was delayed by two hours in Chicago which led to us missing the next flight. Lufthansa rebooked the flight and booked us a hotel for the night in Frankfurt. The level of customer service and getting us taken care of was superb. The flight crew and the service on the ground was superb.

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

Flight was delayed over one hour and I had to pay to select my seat, even though my booking supposedly had free selection (I paid extra for this at time of booking)

Stop charging for alcohol overseas flights and start taking cash again not everyone wants to pay with card if the person is bigger give him seat on the outside seats not the middle in between the people is common sense and mainly if you fly for Lufthansa provides the sam service and experience...

good entertainment package but rather small seats for business class

The male attendant has zero personality. It seemed like he was over worked or hated his job, not once did he smile or made any contact with the people on the plane. Strictly business and call it a day!

Booked Economy but it translated to economy light for Lufthansa so now we are stuck paying an extra $75 per person both ways for our checked bags. If I had known that, I would have never booked these tickets because it came out to be more than other options. The booking in the kayak side clearly says Economy and has a link to the inormation for Lufthansa which states Economy included a checked bag. Super annoyed about that.

The flight from Dulles to Munich was just okay. The seats were comfortable and extra foot room was noticeable in comfort plus. Disappointed in the booking in so much I requested an aisle seat and then was assigned a middle seat. The food was inedible. Movie choices were moderate. I usually fly Delta, but this WA flight was cheaper. Next time, I'll happily pay the extra to fly Delta.

Flight was late arriving. So, we left 25 min late. Pilot made some time up during the flight. Therefore, we arrived alittle past original time.

Food is too little (in volume) and too spicy.. There are no snacks in the back of the plane in between meals.

I like the crew, very welcoming. Food can be better. The seat arms don’t go up so. I could use the empty seat next to mine to relax better. 3hrs delay 😠

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

Everything was very good! I personally struggled with the heat in the cabin for the first 2 hours

Very caring crew on board. Didn’t have dinner as I was sleeping. Was seating in the emergency row so I had comfortable leg room

Had a nice little suite although I couldn’t close the door (but I didn’t ask anyone to help). 5K is a nice seat and very private (you look in on first class). Enjoyable flight and nice crew.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

Although the crew were great and the good nice, I might as well have been on Ryanair for the amount of space I had. Not good enough BA. I’d rather pay more and not feel like a human sardine.

The company that I bought my tickets through, Cheapflightsfares, failed to provide my confirmation information in a timely manner, so I was unable to check on at the country and therefore unable to make my flight. As a matter of fact, I STILL have not received the confirmation. After having read more and more reviews about the company, Cheapflightsfares appears to have scammed hundreds of hopeful travelers out of thousands of dollars. Please look into this company and, for the sake of anyone planning their next trip, stop allowing them to do business through you.

Love the A380 - loads of room. Headphone socket on my seat didn’t work. Sounds like a trivial issue? Well when flying long-haul the in-flight entertainment is what keeps you going so when it doesn’t work it’s a disaster. Pay attention to the details please BA. Spoiled what was otherwise an excellent flight with the usual brilliant crew.

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

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