ExceptionalNonstop · 1h
LIS to SVQSpain
Seville
$36
usually $125
−71%
Most monthly lows $40–$125. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · LIS → BUD
Lisbon to Budapest
Best fare, round trip
$91
−30%
below its usual $130
you keep $39
GreatFound
- Depart
- Wed 13 Jan
- Return
- Mon 18 Jan
- Stay
- 5 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 4h
- Airline
Wizz Air
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $98 and $183. The drop beats 78% of measured fares on the board, over 6 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 January around $91 and peak in October near $228, 151% dearer, across the 6 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Wizz Air nonstop and takes about 4 hours outbound, on a 5-night trip. At $91 for 2,469 km each way, that works out to about $18 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 3 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Budapest, this fare ranks 2nd — 5% above the $87 from Madrid. It is also the 2nd cheapest of the 17 routes of similar length we watch out of Lisbon. The best time to be in Budapest: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 13 Jan '27, $91
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 24% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $234 then versus $179 now, across 20 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 $91, on 13 Jan '27.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $265, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.181920Wednesday 21 October: $293, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $314, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $299, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24Sunday 25 October: $296, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $263, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $266, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $306, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $285, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $228, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $231, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
1234567891011Thursday 12 November: $156, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.131415161718192021Sunday 22 November: $151, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2324Wednesday 25 November: $157, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Saturday 28 November: $128, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 29 November: $200, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
123Friday 4 December: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.567Tuesday 8 December: $111, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 9 December: $108, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $98, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $143, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.121314Tuesday 15 December: $119, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16Thursday 17 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Saturday 19 December: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20212223Thursday 24 December: $206, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.25Saturday 26 December: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.272829Wednesday 30 December: $331, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 31 December: $136, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
January 2027
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 107 tracked fares
Cheapest in Jan, around $91
30% below the $130 typical fare
$228Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$128Nov, around the usual price. Compare November fares.$98Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$91Jan ’27, the cheapest month. Compare January fares.$128Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$183Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Lisbon to Budapest, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Humberto Delgado (LIS) ↔ Ferenc Liszt (BUD)
- Flight time
- ≈4 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,469 km each way
- Typical price
- $130 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Wizz Air
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
LIS → BUD, answered.
Is $91 a good price for Lisbon to Budapest?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $130 round-trip. At $91 you're 30% below that, which we rate great for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Lisbon to Budapest?
Across 6 months of cached-fare history, Jan 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 LIS → 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 6 months of cached fares, Jan comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Lisbon to Budapest?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Wizz Air). The outbound leg runs around 4 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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