There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Budapest by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ORD - BUD
14h 38mFt 91,214–292,359Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ORD - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
15h 26mFt 96,604–181,109Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane ORD - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Koebanya-Kispesttrain
17h 24mFt 199,254–811,759Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MDW - BUD
15h 57mFt 101,214–412,359
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Budapest is to fly and train which costs 95 000 Ft - 190 000 Ft and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Budapest is to fly which takes 14h 38m and costs 90 000 Ft - 300 000 Ft.
The distance between Chicago and Budapest is 7814 km.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Chicago to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:37 AM in Chicago and 5:37 PM in Budapest.
There are 920+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
Austrian Airlines, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 190,000–900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 210,000–900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 200,000–800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 190,000–800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 190,000–800,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–480,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–490,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–490,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–480,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–420,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–490,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–490,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–430,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–420,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–490,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–410,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–430,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–300,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–220,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–500,000
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 19,000–34,000
- 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 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- 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 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Debrecen to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
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