There are 6 ways to get from California to Budapest by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SFO - BUD
17h 11mFt 125,008–326,438Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LAX - BUD
16h 48mFt 105,239–386,670Fly San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SAN - BUD
16h 35mFt 132,417–503,935Fly Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SMF - BUD
18h 3mFt 122,336–453,362Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)LAX - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
17h 42mFt 105,639–264,370Fly San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)SFO - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
20hFt 120,408–294,138
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Budapest is to fly and train which costs 100 000 Ft - 270 000 Ft and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from California to Budapest is to fly which takes 16h 35m and costs 130 000 Ft - 550 000 Ft.
The distance between California and Budapest is 9875 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from California to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 9h ahead of California. It is currently 8:08 AM in California and 5:08 PM in Budapest.
There are 6925+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between California, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–380,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–310,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–310,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–350,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–360,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–500,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–300,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–450,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–330,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–370,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–350,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–310,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–310,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–350,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–500,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 80,000–300,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–450,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–370,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 90,000–350,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–350,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 150,000–490,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 160,000–600,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vancouver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–490,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vancouver, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–290,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–210,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–410,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–350,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–360,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 85,000–330,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–380,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–460,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–140,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–200,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–650,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 95,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–360,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–300,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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