Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Budapest from $186
Return flight: Budapest – Chicago
On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 945 connecting flights from Chicago to Budapest. You can compare airfare deals from 21 airlines and multiple travel sites from $186, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-BUD flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.
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Cheapest flights in November: $186 (one-way), $319 (round-trip).
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Best Flights from Chicago to Budapest Today
Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Budapest with the lowest price of $186. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Budapest from $186. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 10h 55m.
| Price | Departure | Arrival | Flight Duration | Airline | Flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from $232 | 23:20 Chicago O'Hare International | 21:35+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 15h 15m layover 4h 25m - Belgrade | Air Serbia | JU507 JU144 |
| from $271 | 19:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 19:05+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 16h 50m layover 6h 35m - Copenhagen | SAS | SK944 SK779 |
| from $284 | 21:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 17:35+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 13h 20m layover 3h 10m - London | British Airways | BA296 BA874 |
| from $186 | 19:25 Chicago O'Hare International | 22:05+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 19h 40m layover 0h 55m - Reykjavik 7h 25m - Berlin | Icelandair | FI852 FI528 W62318 |
| from $186 | 19:39 Chicago O'Hare International | 23:35+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 44h 56m layover 21h 8m - Orlando 9h 55m - London | Spirit Airlines | NK507 Z0784 W62206 |
| from $199 | 20:12 Chicago O'Hare International | 23:35+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 44h 23m layover 18h 49m - New York 13h 45m - London | Spirit Airlines | NK919 Z0702 W62206 |
| from $207 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 13:40+3 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 56h 25m layover 22h 15m - Reykjavik 23h 0m - Berlin | Icelandair | FI856 FI528 W62316 |
| from $210 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 13:40+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 32h 25m layover 15h 25m - Reykjavik 6h 0m - Berlin | Icelandair | FI856 FI518 W62316 |
| from $210 | 20:12 Chicago O'Hare International | 19:10+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 39h 58m layover 18h 49m - New York 9h 20m - London | Spirit Airlines | NK919 Z0702 W62204 |
| from $213 | 17:10 Chicago O'Hare International | 22:35+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 22h 25m layover 4h 2m - New York 6h 15m - Rome | Spirit Airlines | NK328 N0402 W62342 |
| from $218 | 20:12 Chicago O'Hare International | 14:50+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 35h 38m layover 18h 49m - New York 4h 55m - London | Spirit Airlines | NK919 Z0702 W62222 |
| from $225 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 12:00+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 30h 45m layover 6h 50m - Reykjavik 12h 10m - London | Icelandair | FI856 FI454 W62202 |
| from $225 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 23:45+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 42h 30m layover 6h 50m - Reykjavik 23h 55m - London | Icelandair | FI856 FI454 W62206 |
| from $229 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 07:35+3 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 50h 20m layover 23h 0m - Reykjavik 15h 25m - Milan | Icelandair | FI856 FI590 W42334 |
| from $232 | 22:15 Chicago O'Hare International | 07:35+2 дня Budapest Franz Liszt | 26h 20m layover 6h 25m - Reykjavik 7h 55m - Milan | Icelandair | FI856 FI592 W42334 |
| from $234 | 13:03 Chicago O'Hare International | 23:35+1 день Budapest Franz Liszt | 27h 32m layover 3h 39m - Orlando 10h 5m - London | Spirit Airlines | NK1108 Z0784 W62206 |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 15, 2025
Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Budapest
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| Departure | Arrival | Flight Details | Flight Duration | Price |
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11:25 — 08:00
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11:25 — 05:45
TK186
Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
1h 15m stop
07:00 — 08:00
TK1035
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
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13h 35m including layover |
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from$300 |
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11:25 — 13:00
+1 day
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11:25 — 05:45
TK186
Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
6h 10m stop
11:55 — 13:00
TK1033
Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
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18h 35m including layover |
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from$300 |
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14:20 — 08:45
+1 day
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14:20 — 06:10
LX7
SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
1h stop
07:10 — 08:45
LX2250
SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Budapest
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11h 25m including layover |
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from$303 |
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14:20 — 14:05
+1 day
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14:20 — 06:10
LX7
SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
6h 15m stop
12:25 — 14:05
LX2254
SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Budapest
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16h 45m including layover |
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from$303 |
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15:35 — 09:35
+1 day
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15:35 — 07:05
LH437
Lufthansa
Chicago — Munich
1h 15m stop
08:20 — 09:35
LH1684
Lufthansa
Munich — Budapest
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11h including layover |
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from$300 |
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15:35 — 16:50
+1 day
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15:35 — 07:05
LH437
Lufthansa
Chicago — Munich
8h 30m stop
15:35 — 16:50
LH1678
Lufthansa
Munich — Budapest
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18h 15m including layover |
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from$300 |
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16:00 — 13:25
+1 day
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15:55 — 07:25
LH431
Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
4h 30m stop
12:20 — 13:55
LH1338
Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
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14h 25m including layover |
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from$300 |
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16:00 — 18:20
+1 day
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16:00 — 07:20
LH431
Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
9h 25m stop
16:50 — 18:25
LH1340
Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
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19h 20m including layover |
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from$303 |
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17:10 — 11:45
+1 day
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17:10 — 08:10
AF137
Air France
Chicago — Paris
1h 25m stop
09:35 — 11:45
AF1294
Air France
Paris — Budapest
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11h 35m including layover |
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from$333 |
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17:10 — 23:00
+1 day
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17:10 — 08:10
AF137
Air France
Chicago — Paris
12h 40m stop
20:50 — 23:00
AF1694
Air France
Paris — Budapest
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22h 50m including layover |
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from$335 |
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18:30 — 18:20
+1 day
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18:25 — 09:55
UA907
United Airlines
Chicago — Frankfurt
6h 50m stop
16:50 — 18:25
UA9381
United Airlines
Frankfurt — Budapest
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16h 50m including layover |
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from$339 |
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18:50 — 14:40
+1 day
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23:20 — 16:00
JU507
Air Serbia
Chicago — Belgrade
2h stop
13:30 — 14:40
JU142
Air Serbia
Belgrade — Budapest
|
12h 50m including layover |
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from$255 |
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19:10 — 17:35
+1 day
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19:10 — 09:05
BA298
British Airways
Chicago — London
5h stop
14:05 — 17:35
BA874
British Airways
London — Budapest
|
15h 25m including layover |
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from$284 |
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19:15 — 19:05
+1 day
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19:15 — 10:45
SK944
SAS
Chicago — Copenhagen
6h 35m stop
17:40 — 19:25
SK779
SAS
Copenhagen — Budapest
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16h 50m including layover |
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from$271 |
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20:35 — 17:35
+1 day
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20:35 — 10:30
BA1518
British Airways
Chicago — London
3h 35m stop
14:05 — 17:35
BA874
British Airways
London — Budapest
|
14h including layover |
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from$342 |
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20:40 — 00:05
+2 days
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20:30 — 10:30
BA1518
British Airways
Chicago — London
10h 5m stop
20:45 — 00:15
BA870
British Airways
London — Budapest
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20h 25m including layover |
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from$326 |
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21:15 — 17:35
+1 day
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21:15 — 10:55
BA296
British Airways
Chicago — London
3h 10m stop
14:05 — 17:35
BA874
British Airways
London — Budapest
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13h 20m including layover |
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from$284 |
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21:15 — 19:00
+1 day
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21:15 — 11:00
BA296
British Airways
Chicago — London
4h 35m stop
16:50 — 20:20
BA864
British Airways
London — Budapest
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14h 45m including layover |
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from$284 |
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22:30 — 18:20
+1 day
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22:30 — 14:05
LH433
Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
2h 40m stop
16:50 — 18:25
LH1340
Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
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12h 50m including layover |
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from$303 |
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22:30 — 23:50
+1 day
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22:30 — 14:05
LH433
Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 10m stop
22:15 — 23:50
LH1342
Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
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18h 20m including layover |
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from$303 |
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23:20 — 21:35
+1 day
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23:20 — 16:00
JU507
Air Serbia
Chicago — Belgrade
4h 25m stop
20:25 — 21:35
JU144
Air Serbia
Belgrade — Budapest
|
15h 15m including layover |
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from$232 |
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23:20 — 07:25
+2 days
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23:20 — 16:00
JU507
Air Serbia
Chicago — Belgrade
14h 15m stop
06:15 — 07:25
JU140
Air Serbia
Belgrade — Budapest
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25h 5m including layover |
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from$232 |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 15, 2025
Flight Information
Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Budapest depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.
Distance between Chicago and Budapest is 7760 miles. Time difference between the cities is 7h. Airplanes depart 05:51 to 23:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:51 to 23:45 to 1 Budapest airport. Average flight time is 20h 20m.
- The fastest flight 10h 55m
- Average flight time 20h 20m
- The earliest flight 05:51
- The latest flight 23:45
- Distance 4822 ml
The cheapest months to travel to Budapest are october (from 248 $), september (from 249 $), july (from 264 $).
The most expensive months are november (from 567 $), february (from 523 $), january (from 506 $).
What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Budapest?
The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $186. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FI852 flight by Icelandair for October 7, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:25 am and arrives at Budapest Franz Liszt at 22:05.
Economy class
$186
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Popular Airlines on the Route
The flight Chicago — Budapest is served by 21 regular airline and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by KLM - 18 departures per week at the price of from $ 354 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 526.
Direct flights
There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.
Connecting Flights
There are 945 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA953 by United Airlines takes 10h 55m and the cheapest is FI852 by Icelandair for $186.
- KL - KLMfrom $354Find
- AC - Air Canadafrom $298Find
- FI - Icelandairfrom $186Find
- LO - LOTfrom $396Find
- OS - Austrian Airlinesfrom $306Find
- EI - Aer Lingusfrom $357Find
- AF - Air Francefrom $333Find
- JU - Air Serbiafrom $232Find
- LX - SWISS International Air Linesfrom $285Find
- UA - United Airlinesfrom $339Find
- F9 - Frontier Airlinesfrom $239Find
- TK - Turkish Airlinesfrom $293Find
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Airports
You can fly from Chicago to Budapest from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).
Chicago airports
- O'Hare International-ORDfrom $186Find
- Midway-MDWfrom $242Find
- Dupage County-DPAFind
- Chicago FSS-CHIFind
- Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGXFind
- Pal-Waukee-PWKFind
- Chicago NAS-NOHFind
Budapest airports
- Franz Liszt-BUDFind
Airplanes
There are flights to Budapest from Chicago by 21 airlines that use 2 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.
- Airbus A330-300from $285Find
- Boeing 787-9from $399Find
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