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$279 Find Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Budapest

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Cheapest round-trip
$471
Typical prices: $633-$923
Lufthansa
Wed 4/1Sun 4/12
LAX - BUD • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$279
Typical prices: $435-$787
Multiple Airlines
Wed 5/6
LAX - BUD • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Budapest (LAX-BUD)

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

Wed, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 12
Lufthansa Logo
5:30 pm - 11:30 pm
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BUD
21h 00m
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Lufthansa Logo
7:35 pm - 5:23 pm
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LAX
30h 48m
2 stops
$471Lufthansa
Mon, Mar 30 - Wed, Apr 15
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7:35 pm - 7:15 pm
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BUD
14h 40m
1 stop
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5:55 am - 1:10 pm
BUD
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LAX
16h 15m
1 stop
$483Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 30 - Wed, Apr 15
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5:30 pm - 4:50 pm
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BUD
14h 20m
1 stop
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5:55 am - 8:59 pm
BUD
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LAX
24h 04m
2 stops
$489Multiple Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Apr 22
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11:20 pm - 9:05 am
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BUD
25h 45m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 8:05 pm
BUD
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LAX
32h 40m
1 stop
$491LOT
Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Apr 7
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7:35 am - 1:35 pm
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BUD
22h 00m
2 stops
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6:00 am - 3:15 pm
BUD
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LAX
18h 15m
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$498Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 30 - Fri, Apr 17
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8:55 pm - 1:10 am
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BUD
19h 15m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:05 am - 6:25 pm
BUD
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LAX
20h 20m
1 stop
$499British Airways
Thu, Mar 5 - Tue, Mar 10
Lufthansa Logo
5:30 pm - 4:15 pm
LAX
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BUD
13h 45m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
10:05 am - 8:41 pm
BUD
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LAX
18h 36m
2 stops
$502Lufthansa
Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Apr 7
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8:45 am - 12:35 pm
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BUD
19h 50m
2 stops
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6:00 am - 3:15 pm
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LAX
18h 15m
1 stop
$503United Airlines
Mon, Mar 30 - Fri, Apr 17
Lufthansa Logo
5:30 pm - 4:50 pm
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BUD
14h 20m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:00 am - 3:15 pm
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LAX
18h 15m
1 stop
$506Lufthansa
Mon, Mar 30 - Fri, Apr 17
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5:30 pm - 4:50 pm
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BUD
14h 20m
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1:20 pm - 9:29 pm
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LAX
17h 09m
2 stops
$507Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to Budapest flights

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

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Planning a trip from Los Angeles to Budapest? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

How much is a round-trip flight from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Budapest departing in April.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Budapest?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Budapest is January, where tickets cost $552 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,154 and $950 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Budapest, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$279
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 53% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Los Angeles to Budapest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Budapest

  • Is there a kid's play area in LAX airport?

    If you are traveling with kids, LAX airport has made it less cumbersome for you. It has a kid's play area where your child can have fun before your flight. The play area is open during terminal hours and is situated near the dining hall. It connects to other family-friendly activities at the new Tom Bradley International Terminal, such as a bead factory where kids can make their own bracelets, Sanrio Surprises where you can buy gifts for your young ones, Vanilla Bake Shop where they make delicious cupcakes, Marmalade Cafe with kids meals, and affordable meals for the entire family at Panda Express.

  • Can you park your vehicle at LAX airport?

    If you want to park your vehicle, LAX airport offers long-term and short-term parking services. For long-term parking, there is the Economy Public Parking Lot, Central Terminal Area Parking and Long-term Off-site Parking outside the airport. Complimentary shuttle services transport passengers from the long-term off-site parking to the terminals. Short-term parking consists of Central Terminal Parking Garage and Quickpark LAX.

  • Which transport options are available from Budapest airport to the city center?

    Budapest airport, which is about 10 miles southeast of Budapest city center, is a hub for Hungary, WizzAir and Ryanair. When traveling from the airport, a bus, minibus, car rental and taxi can be easily accessible. If you are considering car rentals, various companies operate them, including Sixt, Hertz, Budget, Avis, Europcar, Enterprise and Megadrive.

  • Can you cash out at the departure and arrival airports?

    If you want to cash out, BUD airport offers ATM services. The ATMs are orange, making them easy to spot. The ATMs are located under the escalators towards terminal 2 at SkyCourt, in terminals 2A and 2B on the landside of arrival terminals and on the baggage reclaim levels of terminals 2A and 2B. The LAX airport also has ATMs on the departures and arrivals of all terminals. Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, Chase bank Cardtronics and Bank of America operate these ATMs.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Budapest?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Budapest was $279 for a one-way ticket and $471 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Budapest?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Budapest?

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Los Angeles to Budapest, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Los Angeles to Budapest are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $905 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,033 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Budapest from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles with another airline. Booking your flights between Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Budapest

  • We advise arriving at LAX airport 2h before your departure for domestic flights and 3h before departure for international flights.
  • If you are traveling with your breastfeeding baby, LAX airport has lactating rooms. The nursing room can accumulate multiple breastfeeding mothers who wish for a safe place to breastfeed and pump. The nursing mother's room can be found in terminals 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 and 6.
  • If you want a place at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) where you can meditate or pray, head to mezzanine level of terminal 2B. There is a chapel, also known as the room of silence, where you can pray.
  • If you are traveling with a person with reduced mobility and have a valid disabled parking permit, BUD airport offers free parking services for 1h. The car park area next to the terminal building is for people with reduced mobility.
  • If you have extra time, Budapest airport has an observation deck where you can relax and enjoy the views of the runway. Get a ticket and enjoy free Wi-Fi services and a snack. The observation deck is located at the departure hall mezzanine level at terminal 2A.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles 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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7.6
SWISSOverall score based on 1864 reviews
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.3Crew
7.1Food
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The flight itself was fine, but due to a snow delay my connection to Lisbon was delayed by six hours. Despite this, Swiss Air still managed to lose my luggage. Not acceptable. Someone else on the flight also lost their luggage.

6.0 GoodSonja, Jan 2026
BOS - ZRH
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The flight itself was fine, but due to a snow delay my connection to Lisbon was delayed by six hours. Despite this, Swiss Air still managed to lose my luggage. Not acceptable. Someone else on the flight also lost their luggage.

Bad experience overall. Crew did not provide food for our 2 year old (even though we specifically bought a child infant seat for her and literally bought another full price flight), which was unacceptable. And we had to pay $310 each way to carry our ski equipment even though they advertise it as something that is free. Tickets were purchased the same way as usual, but they told us we had Economy Light tickets (I never elected to have such seats). Just plain manipulation and false advertisment. Very disappointed overall about this airline.

The trip was great until my luggage was lost on transfer from United to Swiss. It took Swiss 3 days to get my luggage to me though it was located almost immediately.

It was much better than most airlines we have flown with. It remo des me Swiss Air 25 years ago.

Horrible!! The WiFi was not working, the food was awful

We’ve never been more uncomfortable on a flight than we have on this particular one. The seats in front of us reclined so far back that when the person reclined their seat of broccoli, it almost hit me in the face and left me with literally no room to move that said I had to recline my seed in which made the person behind me upset. It seemed like the seats also would recline without even pressing the button in the armrest and would unrecline as well for that same reason, and it also seemed that some seats reclined more than others. The bottom cushions of the seat were so thin that even after one hour of an 11 hour flight, our tailbones were so sore. It seemed like an overall old airplane. It also didn’t have individual air vents and it was extremely hot the entire flight. Several passengers were commenting on how hot it was. The breakfast was some kind of flavorless triangle, puffy egg, laying in a watery bed of steamed peppers and onions and spinach. It was not appetizing at all. The flight crew was extremely nice so that was a nice thing this flight attendant. They let us try different types of Swiss sodas, which was really nice and the dinner was actually delicious but still overall given the other considerations. It was pretty much a miserable flight without basic seat comfort.

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

The flight did not take place because the flight was canceled and I still have not received a refund for the flight.

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

I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

We were delayed three hours from Montenegro to Vienna on our outbound flight and then rebooked an extra leg on our trip to the US. Our bags, which Austrian made us check in in Montenegro even though the flight was barely half full, didn't find us for ten days. Then, when we asked for compensation for the delay we were given the runaround that the flight originated outside of the EU. Next time we fly Turkish Air.

My Austrian Air flight from Montenegro to Vienna was delayed by three hours because their plane de-icer was broken and they had to wait for the sun to come up before the ice could melt. This meant we missed our United flight altogether. So I can't speak about United, but I was not impressed by Austrian Air. They made us check in two carry on bags for a 60% full flight, and the bags didn't find us in the US for ten days. The re-routing they arranged included an extra leg, a midnight taxi ride across New Jersey and New York, and a five hour sleep in a hotel. Not impressed.

Most of the crew members were rude, flight arrived late and we missed our connecting flight, they damaged my friends suitcase so badly that two wheels had been destroyed.

Excellent flight. The crew was exceptionally attentive and organized. Attention to details is unmatched.

Loved the courtesy and punctuality. Very professional and most importantly on time.

My layover in Vienna was supposed to be 35 minutes but because my flight was canceled I had to wait in the airport for an additional 8 hours.

Very limited legroom in a 10 hour flight.very old plane.

The flight was delayed for 30 minutes with no apparent reason. There is no entertainment at all, and no USB or electric outlets for charging your phone or tablet.

They had me unpack a handbag 2 lbs overweight into another handbag 8 lbs underweight for a Bible.

My flight was canceled and even though I paid אם KAYAK you didn't even answer me and obviously didn't refund my money. I will never buy a ticket through you again.

Fantastic. The only thing - out of my six luggage one was lost in Copenhagen, however it was delivered Home 3 Days later so all great..

The crew was friendly, the flight was pleasant. Thank you for your service!

Our trip plan from Kayak stated we were flying SAS. That was not true. The first leg was a Delta flight. We wasted 25 minutes before finding out to check in with the correct airline. Then our SAS flight for the second leg arrived 25 minutes late, and our third leg flight with SAS closed the gate knowing the flight delay was SAS’s fault, and that this flight would only be backed up 5 minutes. The final kicker was that between Delta and SAS, they lost all our checked luggage.

Flight was completely full January 9th? I problem i had the stewardess was bumping into me constantly walking by? very annoying.. on Austrian air I dint have this issue at all...

Amazing! Everyone was so nice and the food was so good!!

Terrible customer service. The flight attendants were rude. We experienced significant turbulence for a large portion of the flight and there was very little check in from the flight deck. The space was extremely limited to the point where it felt like torture. Never again

I was surprised how good an American airline can be - I was really impressed.

Excellent service throughout. Airport process is quick and easy. Very courteous staff. Great service in the plane! Just outstanding punctuality and service overall!!

I have paid for extra legroom on my flight. My seat was broken and did not recline. The crew could not fix it and refused to provide me with another seat

Over all experience was good. However the connection time was too short at CPG. We missed our connecting flight to AMS as the passport control line was too long and by the time we got our passport control done it was too late I wish there were some SAS staff to help us out at the passport control center Though they put us in a KLM flight from CPG to AMS, That flight was also delayed by over two hours

Service and food were excellent. Incredibly friendly and competent staff. Flight was delayed over and hour and I had to run between terminals to get my connecting flight.

Late flight Delays Poor service Poor staff Worst airline ever

We exited from a plane from LAX TO MUC containing 853 passengers. Passport control was packed and very slow as they fingerprinted and photgraphed everyone. After finally getting though we ran to the gate listed on our boarding pass. We made it just as boarding was suppost to begin. No one was there. We started running again and found a Lufthansa gate open and spoke with them. We were told the gate had changed and they called the correct gate that we were coming. We started running again, but needed to wait for the train to get to the correct terminal. Running again we made it to the gate. The plane was still there but they said it was too late. So we went to the Lufthansa help desk, they told us it was our fault for missing our flight and that if we didn't buy a new ticket from them for €256 each our return trip to the states would be cancelled. Needless to say this was very disapointing to find out on the day before Christmas that we had to pay an extra €512 to complete our trip we had already paid $3344 for. We were left with no choice. No Christmas spirit there. Unhappy custumers.

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

The food could be better, more snacks. And have some plugs to chargue the phone.

Everything was really great just The aircraft was too old and sounded it will break during takeoff

Took a long time to board. A long wait at the but taking us to the plain

Extremely pleased with the crew. Best flight attendants ever! Very friendly, genuinely caring and attentive.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

The issue was not with BA it was with the link yoiu sent fopr booking the flight

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Awful it always is unfortunately is the only way to fly direct to london

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

We always use BA due to the direct flight options, we have always had a pleasant flight with BA.

Need to offer Better food from LAX to London Service from London to Delhi very delayed after take off.

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

Enjoyable flight, helpful crew everything was organized to accommodate passengers.

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