There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Budapest by plane or train
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Fly 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 28mFt 102,399–383,898Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 17mFt 97,699–180,598Fly 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
33h 19mFt 219,249–861,748
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 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Budapest is to fly which takes 14h 28m and costs 100 000 Ft - 390 000 Ft.
The distance between Chicago and Budapest is 7814 km.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Chicago to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:00 AM in Chicago and 9:00 AM in Budapest.
There are 6516+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, 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
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 230,000–950,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 220,000–850,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Dublin, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 210,000–850,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 210,000–850,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 210,000–850,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Zurich, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 220,000–850,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–240,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–280,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–260,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–290,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–260,000
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 7,000–21,000
- 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 14,000–21,000
- 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 3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–21,000
- 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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