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Cheap flight deals from San Diego to Budapest (SAN-BUD)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego 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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5:15 pm - 5:15 pmSAN-BUD
15h 00m1 stop
5:50 pm - 3:25 pmBUD-SAN
30h 35m1 stop
$744British Airways
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Mon, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 12
8:25 am - 10:55 amSAN-BUD
17h 30m2 stops
7:25 am - 3:25 pmBUD-SAN
17h 00m1 stop
$749British Airways
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Mon, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 12
10:50 pm - 10:55 amSAN-BUD
27h 05m2 stops
5:50 pm - 6:15 pmBUD-SAN
33h 25m1 stop
$777British Airways
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Sun, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 12
4:07 pm - 5:10 pmSAN-BUD
40h 03m3 stops
6:00 am - 8:09 pmBUD-SAN
23h 09m2 stops
$788United Airlines
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Sun, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 12
7:26 pm - 1:40 pmSAN-BUD
33h 14m2 stops
9:30 am - 11:23 amBUD-SAN
34h 53m2 stops
$823United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 20
4:10 pm - 11:45 pmSAN-BUD
46h 35m2 stops
5:25 pm - 3:25 pmBUD-SAN
31h 00m1 stop
$852Lufthansa
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Sat, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 20
6:15 am - 1:20 pmSAN-BUD
22h 05m2 stops
11:35 am - 12:42 amBUD-SAN
22h 07m2 stops
$1,108Delta
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Wed, Jun 19 - Wed, Jul 3
10:00 pm - 10:40 amSAN-BUD
27h 40m2 stops
11:15 am - 10:47 pmBUD-SAN
20h 32m2 stops
$1,212Air Canada
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Sat, Jul 20 - Tue, Jul 30
5:15 pm - 4:45 pmSAN-BUD
14h 30m1 stop
6:00 am - 3:25 pmBUD-SAN
18h 25m1 stop
$1,368Lufthansa
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Fri, May 31 - Fri, Jun 14
7:00 am - 1:55 pmSAN-BUD
21h 55m2 stops
9:40 am - 9:52 pmBUD-SAN
21h 12m2 stops
$3,532Air Canada
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Fri, Jul 26 - Mon, Aug 5

Flights from San Diego to Budapest - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from San Diego to Budapest clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For San Diego to Budapest, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Budapest back to San Diego, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Diego 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 San Diego to Budapest is February, where tickets cost $758 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,688 and $1,685 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Diego to Budapest, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Budapest, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Diego to Budapest?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from San Diego to Budapest found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $744 on British Airways, followed by Austrian Airlines ($783). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $644 on Turkish Airlines and from $1,130 on American Airlines.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$464
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Budapest

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Budapest was $464 for a one-way ticket and $744 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Budapest, Delta or SWISS?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Budapest are Delta and SWISS. With an average price for the route of $1,205 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,629 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Budapest from San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego 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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DeltaOverall score based on 10874 reviews
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8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

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The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

The worst airline. Cancelled flight 30 min before boarding and rebooked on flight after 3 days.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

The boarding was one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The fault lays on Ohare Airport and not so much the airline. The waiting area by the gate was the size to accommodate a regional flight for 20-30 people and right next to a busy walkway. When you cramped nearly 300 passengers into that space is was unbearable.

one of my bags was drenched with fish smelling water and all my new clothes bought at dublin and the 23kg checked in bag were all gone waste with very pungent fish smell and also having stains

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Beverage and food services are excellent. We enjoy paying the extra for economy plus for the 3 inches more leg room to be exact.

It was a busy flight and all the crew were very helpful and gracious

I wish the flight attendant was a little bit kinder

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Used to love Lufthansa, but Rowe are too close together in Economy and passengers are allowed to recline their seats so far back it is impossible for those behind them to even reach for carry-on essentials during flight - except for meal service when flight attendants ask for seat backs to be raised, we can’t sleep on planes so this flight was most uncomfortable ever! Rod Rose

Horrible crowding on the seats, headphones provided did not fit or work in the entertainment center, seriously the most uncomfortable flight I have taken in a LONG time. The people in front of me were literally 5 inches from my face the entire flight. Did they change their seats recently? I remember it being tight but wow this was a whole new level. Also I am a 5'3" small woman so I can't even imagine a larger person dealing with that for 11 hrs.

Seat controls of lights were broken, and only 1 of the 2 seat TVs ever worked on the long flight. On the short flight there were no USB connections, on the long one they were difficult to access. Part of my meal was frozen, though the hot portion was good.

Lufthansa fails at mentioning no luggage when booking through points. We had to pay added fees to take checked bags to Europe for 2 weeks. The staff at check in were not helpful at all. told us "if we don't like it, then book another flight". Food was bad, they ran out of half the options. Vegetarian was terrible. The flight crew was nice, and tried to make it work ok.

The accommodations are top-notch. The only negative was that both our initial flights were delayed, which caused us to miss one and almost miss the other. The staff immediately handled the missed flight and compensated us for the inconvenience.

Food could be better quality - everything else was excellent , thanks Lufthansa team . GOD bless you!!!

Great except my luggage was. Lost my entire. Trip and I had. To go buy things and waste. Time trying to find. My luggage

Not connecting flights. Missed my flight from Dublin to Liverpool because I arrived at Dublin one hour too late. For this mistake, they offered me a flight from Dublin to Manchester. Thats great and all, but I waste time and money to commute to Liverpool. Be sure to check the time of your connecting flights, because they sure don’t when they sell it to you

Excellent! Great flight attendants, good food (in business class, at least), very comfortable. Touchscreen and remote wasn’t great.

In economy and food was ok, but with limited leg space (and I was in a 2 seat configuration) it was difficult to eat with a tiny seat tray. I spilt wine on my trousers. First time on British Air (I usually fly Turkish Air) and in a 777. Heathrow was pleasant but changing terminals awkward.

Starting with the flight Cairo to London the plain was so poor no entertainment at all uncomfortable seats although it’s 5 hours long,then an American airline plain took me from London to Miami it was a bad experience the crew most of flight time not available and they asked us to help our selves for any snacks if we need. From Miami to London actually was perfect flight with a huge plain and perfect crew but from London to Cairo was horrible plain with stiff fixed seats not movable no entertainment or wi fi very poor Menu which is unacceptable for a business class

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Overall, terrific service, accommodations, and experience. Only reason comfort was rated lower was because it was difficult to keep a comfortable sleeping position for the overnight flight, but I also had an economy seat.

Not sure if the crew were experiencing something unknown to me,but the service of passing water was non-existent.In addition,please take consideration when providing yogurt as alternative for breakfast as some of us, could be lactose intolerant.. thanks

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Diego to Budapest found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/18Tue
3 stops
34h 31mSAN-BUD
$464
6/18Tue
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
31h 25mSAN-BUD
$644
6/15Sat
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
37h 55mSAN-BUD
$752
7/6Sat
2 stops
28h 15mSAN-BUD
$765
7/6Sat
3 stops
29h 25mSAN-BUD
$770
6/15Sat
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
24h 36mSAN-BUD
$828
6/15Sat
3 stopsAmerican Airlines
32h 35mSAN-BUD
$1,130
6/18Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 20mSAN-BUD
$1,459
6/15Sat
3 stopsUnited Airlines
47h 13mSAN-BUD
$1,532
6/15Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
19h 00mSAN-BUD
$1,956

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