ExceptionalNonstop · 3h
BCN to EDIUnited Kingdom
Edinburgh
$47
usually $175
−73%
Most monthly lows $69–$207. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · BCN → BUD
Barcelona to Budapest
Best fare, round trip
$76
−20%
below its usual $95
you keep $19
GoodFound
- Depart
- Fri 15 Jan
- Return
- Sun 17 Jan
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Wizz Air
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $87 and $114. The drop beats 55% of measured fares on the board, over 7 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
HungaryBudapestThermal baths, ruin bars and a river splitting two cities — still the best value capital in Europe.Best windowApr–Jun · Sep–OctAirportsFerenc Liszt (BUD)Every route into BudapestFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in November around $71 and peak in March near $172, 142% dearer, across the 7 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Wizz Air nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 2-night trip. At $76 for 1,497 km each way, that works out to about $25 per 1,000 km flown. That is well under the $41 per 1,000 km that short-haul fares on this board typically run. Across the 8 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Budapest, this fare ranks 5th — 58% above the $48 from Brussels. That puts it in the cheaper half of the 8 routes of similar length we watch out of Barcelona, where the middle fare is $76. The best time to be in Budapest: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 28 Nov, $71
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 20% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $167 then versus $133 now, across 17 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $53, on 8 Nov.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $155, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1819Tuesday 20 October: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $183, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $151, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $92, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.242526Tuesday 27 October: $137, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $121, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $180, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $138, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.345Friday 6 November: $118, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.78Monday 9 November: $78, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.10Wednesday 11 November: $97, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.12Friday 13 November: $111, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $84, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $173, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $90, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1718Thursday 19 November: $136, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2021222324Wednesday 25 November: $138, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $113, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $102, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $71, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2930
December 2026
123Friday 4 December: $157, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $135, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 6 December: $141, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.7891011Saturday 12 December: $91, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $97, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Tuesday 15 December: $92, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1617Friday 18 December: $123, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Monday 21 December: $112, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $153, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 24 December: $176, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2526Sunday 27 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Tuesday 29 December: $87, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $130, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 130 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $71
25% below the $95 typical fare
$92Oct, around the usual price. Compare October fares.$71Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$87Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$76Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$172Mar, above the usual price. Compare March fares.$114Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$101Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Barcelona to Budapest, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- El Prat (BCN) ↔ Ferenc Liszt (BUD)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,497 km each way
- Typical price
- $95 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Wizz Air
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
BCN → BUD, answered.
Is $76 a good price for Barcelona to Budapest?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $95 round-trip. At $76 you're 20% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Barcelona to Budapest?
Across 7 months of cached-fare history, Nov comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Budapest are Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book BCN → Budapest?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 7 months of cached fares, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Barcelona to Budapest?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Wizz Air). The outbound leg runs around 2.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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