There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to California by plane or train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUD - SFO
17h 8m$371–865Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUD - LAX
17h 48m$448–765Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BUD - SAN
17h 45m$503–1,107Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUD - SMF
19h 39m$553–2,006Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane VIE - LAX
17h 52m$375–895Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane VIE - SFO
20h 47m$438–995Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane VIE - SJC
19h 44m$524–2,188Train to Košice International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane KSC - LAX
22h 59m$523–1,933
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to California is to train and fly which costs $370 - $900 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to California is to fly which takes 17h 8m and costs $370 - $900.
The distance between Budapest and California is 6172 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Budapest to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Budapest. It is currently 5:50 AM in Budapest and 8:50 PM in California.
There are 4200+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and California, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Košice International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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