Cheap flights from Chicago, IL to Budapest

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Key info about flying to Budapest

Depart from
O Hare International
Arrive to
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International
Average flights per week
202
Flight distance
Worth visiting
Memento Park, Budapest, Hungary

Check-in for a flight from Chicago to Budapest

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during booking
RyanairRYRFRNo
Frontier AirlinesFFTF9No
IcelandairICEFIYes
United AirlinesUALUAYes
LufthansaDLHLHNo

Weather in Budapest

Average Weather

MonthAverage monthly max temperatureAverage monthly min temperature
January3°C-1°C
February6°C0°C
March11°C3°C
April17°C7°C
May21°C11°C
June26°C15°C
July29°C18°C
August29°C18°C
September23°C14°C
October16°C8°C
November10°C4°C
December4°C0°C
Hottest Month
29°C
August
Coldest month
-1°C
January
Sunny days
284
days per year
Snow days
9
days per year

14 day forecast

Tuesday
21 Jan
4°C0°C
28 Jan
10°C4°C
Wednesday
22 Jan
5°C1°C
29 Jan
7°C5°C
Thursday
23 Jan
89%
3°C1°C
30 Jan
10°C5°C
Friday
24 Jan
69%
8°C3°C
31 Jan
8°C3°C
Saturday
25 Jan
9°C3°C
1 Feb
8°C3°C
Sunday
26 Jan
8°C6°C
2 Feb
7°C2°C
Monday
27 Jan
8°C6°C
3 Feb
5°C1°C

Travel tips & how to get from Chicago to Budapest

The cheapest price of a one-way ticket from Chicago to Budapest is $262. Round trip fares cost between $577 at the lowest and $1,116 at most.
Travelers usually depart from O Hare International, Chicago Midway International, or Chicago Rockford International when they travel from Chicago to Budapest. The most popular airlines for this route are Ryanair, Frontier Airlines, Icelandair, United Airlines, and Lufthansa. Chicago and Budapest have 202 direct flights per week.

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