ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
VIE to BRUBelgium
Brussels
$78
usually $190
−59%
Most monthly lows $139–$201. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).
Flights · VIE → BUD
Vienna to Budapest
Best fare, round trip
$101
−56%
below its usual $230
you keep $129
ExceptionalFound
- Depart
- Sat 7 Nov
- Return
- Sat 14 Nov
- Stay
- 7 nights
- Flight
- 1 stop · 3h
- Airline
AL
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $160 and $235. The drop beats 97% 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 November around $101 and peak in May near $239, 137% dearer, across the 6 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking makes one stop and takes about 3 hours outbound, on a 7-night trip — ticketed under AL, which on a connecting fare need not operate every leg. The best time to be in Budapest: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
The 6 days we hold a cached fare for
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 21% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $186 then versus $147 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 $90, on 22 Sep.
These are the only days we have a cached price for on this route so far — not the only days it flies. The search above covers any date.
Cached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026
Cheapest in Nov, around $101
56% below the $230 typical fare
$235Oct, around the usual price. Compare October fares.$101Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$197Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$229Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$160Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$239May, around the usual price. Compare May fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Vienna to Budapest, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Schwechat (VIE) ↔ Ferenc Liszt (BUD)
- Flight time
- ≈3 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈214 km each way
- Typical price
- $230 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- AL
- Itineraries
- Connections on current fares
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
VIE → BUD, answered.
Is $101 a good price for Vienna to Budapest?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $230 round-trip. At $101 you're 56% below that, which we rate exceptional for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Vienna to Budapest?
Across 6 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 VIE → 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, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Vienna to Budapest?
The current cheapest fares involve a connection, ticketed under AL. 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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