Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Budapest from $236

Return flight: Budapest – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 886 connecting flights from Chicago to Budapest. You can compare airfare deals from 20 airlines and multiple travel sites from $236, 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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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$393
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$393
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$416
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$416
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$420
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$420
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$400
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$446
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$452
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$452
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$382
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$415
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$393
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$393
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$416
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$400
22:05 — 21:55
+1 day
22:05 — 11:40 IB4212 Iberia
Chicago — London
6h 45m stop
19:45 — 23:15 IB3694 Iberia
London — Budapest
16h 50m
including layover
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from$433
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$452
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on November 19, 2024

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 50m.

  • The fastest flight 11h 5m
  • Average flight time 21h 50m
  • The earliest flight 05:15
  • The latest flight 22:47
  • Distance 4822 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Budapest are january (from 236 $), december (from 262 $), november (from 264 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 268 $), november (from 264 $), december (from 262 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Budapest?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $236. 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 20 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by LOT - 25 departures per week at the price of from $ 530 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Austrian Airlines airline - from $ 2293.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 886 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 $236.

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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $405
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $262
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
    from $420
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
    from $763
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  • JU - Air Serbia
    from $521
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $382
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $439
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  • BT - airBaltic
    from $836
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $408
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
    from $393
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  • SK - SAS
    from $537
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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
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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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