Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Budapest from $230

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 620 connecting flights from Chicago to Budapest. You can compare airfare deals from 17 airlines and multiple travel sites from $230, 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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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 $230. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Budapest from $230. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 11h 5m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $382
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11:55
Chicago
O'Hare International
 08:20+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 13h 25m
layover
1h 0m - Istanbul
 Turkish Airlines
TK186
TK1035
from $389
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21:45
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:35+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 11h 50m
layover
1h 35m - London
 British Airways
BA296
BA866
from $404
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21:25
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:15+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 11h 50m
layover
2h 15m - Munich
 Lufthansa
LH435
LH1678
from $230
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07:00
Chicago
O'Hare International
 18:55+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 28h 55m
layover
8h 11m - New York
9h 25m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK1680
Z0702
W62204
from $254
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18:30
Chicago
O'Hare International
 18:55+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 17h 25m
layover
0h 55m - Reykjavik
4h 35m - London
 Icelandair
FI852
FI450
W62204
from $260
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 18:55+2 дня
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 42h 49m
layover
22h 5m - New York
9h 25m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
Z0702
W62204
from $266
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 12:40+2 дня
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 36h 34m
layover
22h 5m - New York
3h 15m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
Z0702
W62226
from $266
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 23:25+2 дня
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 47h 19m
layover
22h 5m - New York
13h 55m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
Z0702
W62206
from $274
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:45+2 дня
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 40h 39m
layover
22h 5m - New York
7h 20m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
Z0702
W62222
from $276
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 19:10+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 30h 55m
layover
14h 29m - Newark
4h 55m - Paris
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
BF721
U24699
from $316
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 12:40+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 24h 25m
layover
9h 44m - New York
3h 15m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
Z0702
W62226
from $338
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12:00
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:45+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 21h 45m
layover
5h 8m - Orlando
3h 20m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK1686
Z0784
W62222
from $340
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20:52
Chicago
O'Hare International
 12:40+3 дня
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 56h 48m
layover
20h 11m - Orlando
23h 15m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK1686
Z0784
W62226
from $350
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12:00
Chicago
O'Hare International
 18:55+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 23h 55m
layover
5h 8m - Orlando
5h 25m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK1686
Z0784
W62204
from $355
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 19:55+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 19h 49m
layover
3h 45m - New York
5h 5m - Berlin
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
N0602
W62316
from $371
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20:25
Chicago
O'Hare International
 23:25+1 день
Budapest
Franz Liszt
 20h 0m
layover
2h 50m - Lisbon
4h 10m - London
 TAP Portugal
TP244
TP1336
W62206
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 02, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Budapest. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
11:55 — 08:20
+1 day
23:05 — 17:50 TK186 Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
1h stop
07:00 — 08:05 TK1035 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
13h 25m
including layover
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from$382
11:55 — 12:50
+1 day
23:05 — 17:50 TK186 Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
5h 35m stop
12:00 — 13:05 TK1033 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
17h 55m
including layover
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from$382
15:55 — 11:50
+1 day
15:55 — 07:25 LH431 Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
2h 50m stop
10:15 — 11:50 LH1336 Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
12h 55m
including layover
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from$404
15:55 — 13:55
+1 day
15:55 — 07:25 LH431 Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
4h 55m stop
12:20 — 13:55 LH1338 Lufthansa
Frankfurt — Budapest
15h
including layover
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from$404
16:20 — 10:25
+1 day
16:20 — 08:20 OS66 Austrian Airlines
Chicago — Vienna
1h 25m stop
09:55 — 10:45 OS713 Austrian Airlines
Vienna — Budapest
11h 5m
including layover
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from$409
16:20 — 17:15
+1 day
16:20 — 08:05 OS66 Austrian Airlines
Chicago — Vienna
8h 15m stop
16:20 — 17:15 OS721 Austrian Airlines
Vienna — Budapest
17h 55m
including layover
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from$409
17:00 — 16:35
+1 day
17:00 — 06:50 BA294 British Airways
Chicago — London
6h 15m stop
13:45 — 17:15 BA866 British Airways
London — Budapest
16h 35m
including layover
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from$389
17:55 — 17:00
+1 day
17:55 — 08:55 UA972 United Airlines
Chicago — Brussels
6h 10m stop
15:05 — 17:00 SN2825 Brussels Airlines
Brussels — Budapest
16h 5m
including layover
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from$434
18:00 — 12:35
+1 day
18:00 — 09:35 UA953 United Airlines
Chicago — Munich
1h 45m stop
11:20 — 12:35 UA9038 United Airlines
Munich — Budapest
11h 35m
including layover
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from$439
18:00 — 16:15
+1 day
18:00 — 09:35 UA953 United Airlines
Chicago — Munich
5h 25m stop
15:00 — 16:15 UA8857 United Airlines
Munich — Budapest
15h 15m
including layover
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from$439
19:05 — 14:05
+1 day
19:10 — 10:50 LX9 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
1h 40m stop
12:45 — 14:25 LX2254 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Budapest
12h
including layover
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from$404
19:05 — 22:45
+1 day
19:05 — 10:45 LX9 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
10h 25m stop
21:10 — 22:45 LX2252 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Budapest
20h 40m
including layover
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from$404
20:30 — 19:15
+1 day
20:20 — 16:00 TK6 Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
2h 55m stop
19:05 — 19:15 TK1037 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
15h 45m
including layover
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from$382
20:30 — 08:20
+2 days
20:20 — 16:00 TK6 Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
16h stop
08:10 — 08:20 TK1035 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Budapest
28h 50m
including layover
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from$382
21:25 — 16:15
+1 day
21:25 — 12:45 LH435 Lufthansa
Chicago — Munich
2h 15m stop
15:00 — 16:15 LH1678 Lufthansa
Munich — Budapest
11h 50m
including layover
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from$404
21:45 — 16:35
+1 day
21:45 — 11:30 BA296 British Airways
Chicago — London
1h 35m stop
13:45 — 17:15 BA866 British Airways
London — Budapest
11h 50m
including layover
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from$389
22:05 — 09:50
+2 days
22:05 — 11:40 BA1541 British Airways
Chicago — London
18h 40m stop
08:00 — 11:30 BA868 British Airways
London — Budapest
28h 45m
including layover
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from$440
22:05 — 21:55
+1 day
22:05 — 11:40 BA1541 British Airways
Chicago — London
6h 45m stop
19:45 — 23:15 BA870 British Airways
London — Budapest
16h 50m
including layover
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from$443
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 2, 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 05:15 to 22:47 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:15 to 22:47 to 1 Budapest airport. Average flight time is 21h 55m.

  • The fastest flight 11h 5m
  • Average flight time 21h 55m
  • The earliest flight 05:15
  • The latest flight 22:47
  • Distance 4822 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Budapest are january (from 230 $), february (from 260 $), november (from 267 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 284 $), november (from 267 $), february (from 260 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Budapest?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $230. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1680 flight by Spirit Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 07:00 am and arrives at Budapest Franz Liszt at 18:55.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Budapest is served by 17 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by LOT - 22 departures per week at the price of from $ 515 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Austrian Airlines airline - from $ 4761.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 620 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is OS66 by Austrian Airlines takes 11h 5m and the cheapest is NK1680 by Spirit Airlines for $230.

  • LO - LOT
    from $515
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $393
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $254
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
    from $409
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  • JU - Air Serbia
    from $506
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $404
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $427
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $396
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
    from $382
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  • SK - SAS
    from $522
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  • AY - Finnair
    from $527
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  • IB - Iberia
    from $421
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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-ORD
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  • Midway-MDW
    from $396
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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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Budapest airports

  • Franz Liszt-BUD
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Airplanes

There are flights to Budapest from Chicago by 17 airlines that use 3 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Boeing 787-9
    from $382
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  • Airbus A330-300
    from $404
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  • Boeing 777-200
    from $409
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