ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → BUD
Madrid to Budapest
Best fare, round trip
$87
−21%
below its usual $110
you keep $23
GoodFound
- Depart
- Sat 7 Nov
- Return
- Fri 13 Nov
- Stay
- 6 nights
- Flight
- 1 stop · 4h
- Airline
Ryanair
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $97 and $158. The drop beats 58% 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 $87 and peak in October near $182, 109% dearer, across the 7 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking makes one stop and takes about 4 hours outbound, on a 6-night trip — ticketed under Ryanair, which on a connecting fare need not operate every leg. At $87 for 1,974 km each way, that works out to about $22 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 4 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Budapest, this fare ranks 3rd — 14% above the $76 from Barcelona. It is also the 3rd cheapest of the 10 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid. The best time to be in Budapest: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 7 Nov, $87
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 29% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $120 then versus $155 now, across 18 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 $61, on 11 Nov.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $195, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18192021Thursday 22 October: $272, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $227, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $182, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2526272829Friday 30 October: $184, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $204, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
12345Friday 6 November: $150, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $87, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.89101112Friday 13 November: $137, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $133, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.15161718Thursday 19 November: $143, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $159, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 21 November: $149, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.222324252627282930
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $178, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Friday 4 December: $270, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $155, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.678Wednesday 9 December: $109, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $115, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $118, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $97, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1314Tuesday 15 December: $105, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1617Friday 18 December: $125, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Monday 21 December: $140, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $226, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425262728293031
January 2027
1234567Friday 8 January: $126, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 101 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $87
21% below the $110 typical fare
$182Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$87Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$97Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$126Jan ’27, above the usual price. Compare January fares.$90Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$158Mar, above the usual price. Compare March fares.$110Jun, around the usual price. Compare June fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Budapest, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Ferenc Liszt (BUD)
- Flight time
- ≈4 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,974 km each way
- Typical price
- $110 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ryanair
- Itineraries
- Connections on current fares
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
MAD → BUD, answered.
Is $87 a good price for Madrid to Budapest?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $110 round-trip. At $87 you're 21% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid 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 MAD → 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 Madrid to Budapest?
The current cheapest fares involve a connection, ticketed under Ryanair. We hold no nonstop fare on this route right now, which does not mean none flies — search your exact dates to see what does.
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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