What is the cheapest airline that flies from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to San Francisco?

Finnair, KLM, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to San Francisco

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Budapest to San Francisco?

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 50m.

Which airlines fly to San Francisco?

Lufthansa, United Airlines and SWISS are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Budapest according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Budapest and San Francisco?

Zurich (ZRH) was the most common stop: 57% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Budapest to San Francisco?

Flights via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) offer the lowest average return price of €5,108.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Budapest to San Francisco?

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 30m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?

Prices for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport is 3 as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Francisco Airport?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to San Francisco Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at San Francisco Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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19:50 - 14:50BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 19:05SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

17h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€560Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, 4 Dec - Mon, 15 Feb

19:50 - 14:50BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 19:05SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

17h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€560Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, 4 Dec - Thu, 11 Feb

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 19:10SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

17h 25m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€563Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, 30 Apr - Mon, 10 May

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 09:45SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

32h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€563Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, 3 May - Mon, 10 May

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 09:45SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

32h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€563Scandinavian Airlines

Sat, 1 May - Mon, 10 May

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 09:45SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

32h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€565Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, 30 Apr - Wed, 12 May

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 09:45SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

32h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€565Scandinavian Airlines

Sat, 1 May - Wed, 12 May

19:50 - 14:40BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

27h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 09:45SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

32h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€565Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, 3 May - Sat, 15 May

10:00 - 16:05BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

15h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

21:40 - 21:20SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

14h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

€787United Airlines

Wed, 9 Dec - Tue, 9 Feb

10:00 - 16:05BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

15h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

21:40 - 21:20SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

14h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

€787United Airlines

Thu, 3 Dec - Tue, 9 Feb

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19:50 - 14:50BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

16:45 - 19:05SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

17h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

€685Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

19:50 - 14:50BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

14:47 - 09:40SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

33h 53m2 stops Los Angeles Kastrup Copenhagen

€740Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

14:25 - 20:10BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

14h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

13:40 - 12:40SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

14h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

€829United Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

06:40 - 12:35BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

14h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

05:00 - 21:20SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

31h 20m2 stops Denver Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

€833United Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 4 Jan

10:00 - 20:35BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

19h 35m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

05:00 - 21:20SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

31h 20m2 stops Denver Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

€838United Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 4 Jan

13:55 - 01:12BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

20h 17m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol New York John F Kennedy Intl

07:00 - 11:50SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

19h 50m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

€840Delta

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

13:55 - 01:12BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

20h 17m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol New York John F Kennedy Intl

07:00 - 11:50SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

19h 50m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

€841Delta

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

07:40 - 14:55BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

16h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

07:56 - 11:35SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

18h 39m2 stops Philadelphia London Heathrow

€901British Airways

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

06:30 - 11:45BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

14h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

13:50 - 16:25SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

17h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

€905KLM

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

07:40 - 19:59BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl-SFO San Francisco

21h 19m2 stops London Heathrow Chicago O'Hare Intl

16:00 - 19:15SFO San Francisco-BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

18h 15m2 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl London Heathrow

€907British Airways

Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

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Scandinavian Airlines flights from Budapest to San Francisco

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Scandinavian Airlines

4 Dec

BUD19:50Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

28h 00m

1 stop

SFO14:50San Francisco

11 Feb

SFO16:45San Francisco

17h 20m

1 stop

BUD19:05Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€560

Scandinavian Airlines

30 Apr

BUD19:50Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

27h 50m

1 stop

SFO14:40San Francisco

10 May

SFO16:45San Francisco

17h 25m

1 stop

BUD19:10Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€563

Scandinavian Airlines

30 Apr

BUD19:50Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

27h 50m

1 stop

SFO14:40San Francisco

12 May

SFO16:45San Francisco

32h 00m

1 stop

BUD09:45Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€565

British Airways flights from Budapest to San Francisco

Our best British Airways deals on Budapest to San Francisco flight tickets

British Airways

9 Nov

BUD07:40Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

16h 15m

1 stop

SFO14:55San Francisco

23 Nov

SFO07:56San Francisco

18h 39m

2 stops

BUD11:35Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€901

British Airways

12 Nov

BUD07:35Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

20h 10m

1 stop

SFO18:45San Francisco

25 Nov

SFO16:00San Francisco

18h 30m

2 stops

BUD19:30Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€903

British Airways

9 Nov

BUD07:40Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

21h 19m

2 stops

SFO19:59San Francisco

23 Nov

SFO16:00San Francisco

18h 15m

2 stops

BUD19:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

€907

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Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Fri 4/12

19:50-14:50

1 stop28h 00m

San Francisco

Mon 15/2

16:45-19:05

1 stop17h 20m

€560

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Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

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19:50-14:50

1 stop28h 00m

San Francisco

Thu 11/2

16:45-19:05

1 stop17h 20m

€560

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BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

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Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

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1 stop17h 25m

€563

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BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

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Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

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1 stop27h 50m

San Francisco

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1 stop32h 00m

€563

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BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

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19:50-14:40

1 stop27h 50m

San Francisco

Mon 10/5

16:45-09:45

1 stop32h 00m

€563

BudapestSan Francisco

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Fri 30/4

19:50-14:40

1 stop27h 50m

San Francisco

Wed 12/5

16:45-09:45

1 stop32h 00m

€565

BudapestSan Francisco

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Sat 1/5

19:50-14:40

1 stop27h 50m

San Francisco

Wed 12/5

16:45-09:45

1 stop32h 00m

€565

BudapestSan Francisco

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Mon 3/5

19:50-14:40

1 stop27h 50m

San Francisco

Sat 15/5

16:45-09:45

1 stop32h 00m

€565

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BudapestSan Francisco

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Wed 9/12

10:00-16:05

1 stop15h 05m

San Francisco

Tue 9/2

21:40-21:20

1 stop14h 40m

€787

BudapestSan Francisco

BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl - SFO San Francisco

BUDSFO

Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

Thu 3/12

10:00-16:05

1 stop15h 05m

San Francisco

Tue 9/2

21:40-21:20

1 stop14h 40m

€787

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Budapest to San Francisco

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Budapest and San Francisco?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from €572 to €741.
The lowest price recently found on this route was €560.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

The cheapest month to fly to San Francisco from Budapest is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around €572, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of June, then book flights to San Francisco from Budapest during May instead. Flights to San Francisco in May, while not as cheap as those in June, still average around €605.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Budapest to San Francisco?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Budapest when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around €676 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Budapest for as low as €503 on momondo.

How have Budapest to San Francisco flight prices changed over time?

As of November 2026, prices for Budapest to San Francisco flights are approximately 19% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Budapest to San Francisco

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Budapest to San Francisco according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	€521
Fastest flight time	20h 59m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to San Francisco from Budapest in the past 72 hours is €521. The best return flight deal from Budapest to San Francisco found on momondo in the last 72 hours is €560.

The fastest flight from Budapest to San Francisco takes 20h 59m

There are no direct flights from Budapest to San Francisco. There are no popular flight routes from Budapest to San Francisco.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Budapest to San Francisco

How far is Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to San Francisco by plane?
A flight from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl to San Francisco will travel around 9784.0 km. Typically, this will take 20h 59m by plane in normal conditions.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?
Prices for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?
The number of operators available for flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport is 3 as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Francisco Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to San Francisco Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at San Francisco Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Budapest to San Francisco?
Based on momondo bookings for this flight route, the most popular airline on flight routes from Budapest to San Francisco is Lufthansa (48% of total bookings). The next most popular airlines are United Airlines (35%) and SWISS (17%).

Best airlines flying from Budapest to San Francisco

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SWISS	PriceFrom €495	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,109 reviews	Search SWISS flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom €510	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 10,460 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom €581	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,299 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights

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