There are 2 ways to get from San Diego to Budapest by plane or train
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Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SAN - BUD
15h 26mFt 147,506–330,439Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SAN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
17h 9mFt 204,703–537,413
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Budapest is to fly which costs 140 000 Ft - 330 000 Ft and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Budapest is to fly which takes 15h 26m and costs 140 000 Ft - 330 000 Ft.
The distance between San Diego and Budapest is 10114 km.
It takes approximately 15h 26m to get from San Diego to Budapest, including transfers.
Budapest is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 1:01 AM in San Diego and 10:01 AM in Budapest.
There are 6929+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Budapest, Hungary?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–380,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–330,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–340,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–360,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 120,000–410,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–390,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vienna International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 200,000–550,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 140,000–340,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 130,000–420,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 100,000–370,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 110,000–400,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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