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$315 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest

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Cheapest round-trip
$666
Typical prices: $780-$622
Scandinavian Airlines
Mon 10/12Mon 10/26
IAD - BUD • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$315
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Sat 8/15
BWI - BUD • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $672 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Washington, D.C. and Budapest. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $562 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 11h 10m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 45% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 35% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest (WAS-BUD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 26
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 7:10 pm
IAD
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BUD
16h 50m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 6:15 pm
BUD
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IAD
12h 50m
1 stop
$666Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Thu, Oct 22
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 7:10 pm
IAD
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BUD
16h 50m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 5:00 pm
BUD
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IAD
27h 10m
1 stop
$672Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 7:35 pm
IAD
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BUD
24h 15m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 7:50 pm
BUD
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IAD
16h 50m
1 stop
$673Turkish Airlines
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:45 pm - 7:35 pm
IAD
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BUD
15h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 7:50 pm
BUD
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IAD
16h 50m
1 stop
$677Turkish Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 10
British Airways Logo
9:35 pm - 11:00 pm
BWI
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BUD
20h 25m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:40 am - 6:45 pm
BUD
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BWI
17h 05m
1 stop
$741British Airways
Sat, Aug 8 - Wed, Aug 19
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 9:40 am
BWI
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BUD
44h 55m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 1:57 pm
BUD
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BWI
32h 12m
2 stops
$746United Airlines
Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 19
British Airways Logo
9:30 pm - 1:10 am
BWI
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BUD
21h 40m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
2:50 pm - 7:40 pm
BUD
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BWI
34h 50m
1 stop
$751British Airways
Sat, Aug 8 - Wed, Aug 19
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 9:40 am
DCA
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BUD
32h 45m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:55 am - 4:52 pm
BUD
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DCA
16h 57m
2 stops
$764United Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Fri, Aug 21
Delta Logo
3:30 pm - 11:50 am
DCA
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BUD
14h 20m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 6:11 pm
BUD
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DCA
18h 11m
2 stops
$766Delta
Sun, Aug 9 - Thu, Aug 20
Delta Logo
6:20 pm - 5:50 pm
BWI
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BUD
17h 30m
2 stops
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 3:51 pm
BUD
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BWI
31h 36m
2 stops
$766Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Budapest flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest departing in October.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest is July, where tickets cost $308 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $591 and $584 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$315
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Budapest based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Budapest was $315 for a one-way ticket and $672 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Budapest?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Budapest from Washington, D.C..

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

    Washington, D.C. has 2 major airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl is the only airport in Budapest. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Washington Dulles Airport.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Budapest from Washington, D.C.?

    Frankfurt am Main is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Washington, D.C. to Budapest.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest, Delta or SWISS?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Budapest are Delta and SWISS. With an average price for the route of $783 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $785 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Budapest?

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Budapest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4346 reviews
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
7.3Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.8Crew
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The ground crew members at check in counter were courteous. The boarding was seamless. Flight departed as scheduled. Service on board was great

10.0 ExcellentOmo, Apr 2026
IAH - IST
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The ground crew members at check in counter were courteous. The boarding was seamless. Flight departed as scheduled. Service on board was great

Very comfortable in business class. Excellent service. Good food. Smooth trip.

The seats seems abit small and the reclining is too much, the seat in front of me came back too much and made it uncomfortable for me.

As a first time flyer with Turkish Airlines. My experience was very good due to the factor that there were to many passengers on the my first flight compared to my connecting flight. However, I know that nothing is perfect and all companies are trying to accommodate their passengers to the best way possible. I will always say, a FEW INCHES will go LONG WAY. That's something all airliners should consider, and not only the money aspect!!! A long time commitment is better than one time service! Thank you

Flight was delayed. While standing at the gate, a note appeared on the sign saying the gate had changed to a gate far away. No member of the Turkish airlines team got on the microphone to instruct passengers to go to the other gate, to ignore the chiron, etc. Finally, the message disappeared. Eventually, the flight began to board. Very slowly. More slowly than I experience with other airlines. Though Istanbul may just be slow . . . In all other ways, great flight, great entertainment (top notch movies), great service, excellent food, comfortable lie-flat seat, dimmed lights, etc.

Staff at the airport wasn't helpful or friendly. Probably the worst airport experience I have ever had, going and coming. The staff on the plane was better. Still not super friendly or personable. However, they were not rude like airport staff. They ran out of certain menu items. Maybe could have been prepared better? Overall just ok.

It was a pleasant experience. In flight entertainment could have been better

The desk crew at the LAX crew could do better. A girl named Mahesi was very abrasive and unfriendly. She needs a better customer service uproar.

It was peaceful excited We enjoyed it always Turkish peaceful excited

Istanbul to Lahore flight was less than standard for international business class cabins. Seat did not were not flat and it did not operate easily. I had to push buttons hard repeatedly to operate the seat. I was in 5A seat

The stewardess was incredibly rude. The gave you only one drink with dinner.

Cancelled flight, wasn't refunded paid selected seats. Poor customer service. Called airline and they didn't realize the flight was cancelled until several hours after the email notice was sent.

The worst with the trip was the space in economy, my knees are still hurting. There was no way to control personal air by turning a knob above you, it was way to hot on both rides. During the night flight they allowed 2 people from across the aile which was narrow to sit and talk for 7 hours while also using tablets and the flashlight from their phones pointing into the row where I sat at times. They allowed people with way too large baggage to bring onboard. I paid way too much for the ticket ($1,364} for economy. Kayak misinformed me to get cancellation insurance that was only valid for a very short time (less than 12 hours) and was over one hundred dollars. Hotel booking was incorrect, I had the room booked myself at the hotel, only double or larger rooms available which I paid over 400 dollars for. I will never fly with SAS again unless there is no other alternative.

Crew members were excellent. The seat wasn’t the best as well as a food options.

5 of my 7 pieces of luggage are missing and they cant call to find out where it is. I have to fill out a form and wait for them to mail it to me in several days (if they find it). That does not work for my travel itinerary. I need my full ticket cost refunded please.

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!!

Vegetarian selection could be better. Bread was too hard to chew.

Crew was friendly and competent. Food, wine, and entertainment were excellent except the raw tuna on the flight to Split. Recommend against serving that - at least as the only option. Many medical conditions do not allow people to eat raw fish.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Wifi took a while to kick in and we had a maintenance issue that took over 40 mins at the gate in Washington before pulling back

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

Flight was delayed by several hours and then cancelled due to weather. But Staff was very helpful getting me on a different flight. United should offer food coupons and tooth brush and paste for stranded passengers

I upgraded to the business class cabin. It was the poorest business class I have ever experienced. No access to any business lounge in Tampa airport. Seats are not comfortable. I had a window seat and had to step/crawl over the next seat. Food was mediocre and service below average for business class. Bathroom location was ridiculous. No place to wait. I cannot believe I paid this kind of money and will never fly Lufthansa Discover again. They really should reimburse me somehow.

Boarding was disorganized. The door to one to the toilets wouldn’t lock. The plane was shockingly cramped, and clearly used for domestic flights due to the menus for items to sell domestic travelers. United should be ashamed of its small seats, tiny unclean toilets, and money grubbing stance toward services, compared to Lufthansa, Emirates, and most international carriers United is awful.

Was never allowed on and not refunded the full amount of the ticket plus charged a $300 processing fee.

Terrible. Lost our luggage for 4 days. Did not advise passengers there was a strike in Barcelona Airport and had zero personnel on hand at airport to advise passengers on where to go to file claims. We had to fend for ourselves. No assistance at all other than an online claims submission process that we had to find out about on our own.

Lufthansa cancelled our flight from Los Angeles to Naples Italy on March 10 for scheduled flight on March 12 Very stressful experience trying to arrange alternatives. Will never fly again with Lufthansa

Everything could have been better. What needed to be wrong with United went wrong

The staff was bit rude when I asked for an extra drink after one beer, asked for one wine glass.

Very good, i got two seats for myself, and was comfortable with the blanket i got

I hated the FRA Airport. Confusing signage, including the path to Immigration and Security It seems that the airport grew haphazardly over the years. I have been through multiple WW Hubs with much better experiences.

Boarding was orderly, pilot and flight attendants were nice, entertainment options were good, and low sodium meals were quite tasty.

The whole experience was excellent, O can say out from Miami the best airline to travel with for any European destination. Since the ground staff to the inflight crew attention was great, service on board 10 of 10. Finally the 380 is very confortable and nice to travel.

All crew except 1 were excellent. When I asked assistance with business class seat conversion to a bed (not being familiar as never used before but have numerous times with other airlines) crew member helped very reluctantly. I should have told her that business class seat conversion is totally different in each airline such as Delta, New Zealand Air and United. Sorry it was my 1st time with America Airlines. Now I know, I won't bother asking assistance in future.

1st class seats NOT REALLY 1st class or business class but like premier economy. Should be listed as such or named something else. I have flown 1st class with other airlines and they are nothing like it at all.

The seats in Premier Economy were very comfortable. The food was better than average. The way British Airways handled our seating was atrocious.

Worst airline in the world. They downgraded me from business class to economy with no compensation.

Flight delayed, connection was not at gate listed and so missed, staff were rude at Heathrow, phone tree stupid and difficult, took me 21 actual hours to reach my destination. Almost lost my hotel reservation after walking in a strange city alone after midnight because they would not put me up in a hotel at sfo or heathrow. I will never fly BA again and will tell all people and Instagram followers never to fly BA.

Overall ok. Best part has always been the sundae dessert.

Check-in in SAN was long. ORD was good. Flight delayed On board crew was ok. No warmth or personality. LHrR barely made connection

Even if you wait for connecting passengers you should not be an hour late departing waiting their luggage. Your passengers may have connections in the other end and you harm them.

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