Cheap flights from New York to Budapest from $246

The cheapest month to fly to Budapest from New York is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $441, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to Budapest, with average flight prices from New York averaging around $493.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Budapest from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Budapest for around $627 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Budapest from New York for as low as $551 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 16% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Budapest flight.

As of February 2026, prices for New York to Budapest flights are approximately 17% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines, Delta, and Air Canada are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

United Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Budapest from New York according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 28% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Budapest. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Budapest on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 50% of flights between New York and Budapest have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 60 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, LOT have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 100% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Zurich (ZRH) was the most common stop: 18% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Helsinki (HEL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $442.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 40m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 22m.