Fastest€128.17
- MNG Airlines MN441908:401h 48m10:28Istanbul ISTBudapest BUD
Door to door 4h 58mCO2 270.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Istanbul to Budapest flight
Flights from Istanbul to Budapest start at €108.11 and take 4h 58m at their fastest.
The Flights from Istanbul to Budapest starts at €108.11 and takes 4h 58m door to door, run by 6 operators over 1,099 km, with around 48 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 58mDoor to door
- 1h 48mMoving
- €108.11From
- 270.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Airlines
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 MNG Airlines | €95.13 |
 Pegasus Airlines | €95.13 |
 Turkish Airlines | €93.95 |
 AJet | €91.59 |
 Wizz Air | €93.95 |
 Corendon Airlines | €96.31 |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Budapest is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Budapest Keleti
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When to book Istanbul to Budapest
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €57.9390 days
- €34.8360 days
- €38.1345 days
- €43.6330 days
- €51.8821 days
- €70.5814 days
- €86.537 days
- €82.133 days
- €121.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €34.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 248 percent. The most expensive point is €121.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €62.88Sun
- €54.63Mon
- €52.98Tue
- €60.68Wed
- €71.13Thu
- €70.58Fri
- €69.48Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Istanbul
Air
- IST
- SAW
Budapest
Air
- BUD
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,099 km against 1,067 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Istanbul at 06:10 and the last at 20:52, across 48 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Flights against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 58m | 1h 48m | 3h 10m | €108.11 | 270.4 kg | 48 |
| Coach | 14h 58m | 14h 14m | 44m | €52.98 | 28.8 kg | 12 |
Questions about Istanbul to Budapest
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest take?
The Flight from Istanbul to Budapest takes 4h 58m door to door, of which 1h 48m is spent moving. The route runs 1,099 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest cost?
The Flight from Istanbul to Budapest starts at €108.11 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €117.55. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest?
6 operators run the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest: MNG Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Wizz Air. Between them they file around 48 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest use?
The Flight from Istanbul to Budapest leaves from Istanbul IST and arrives at Budapest BUD. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Flight the best way from Istanbul to Budapest?
Traveling from Istanbul to Budapest by Coach costs €52.98 and takes 14h 58m door to door, against 4h 58m by Flight. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest?
Fares for the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €34.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 248 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Istanbul to Budapest produce?
The Flight from Istanbul to Budapest produces about 270.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1099 km, which works out at roughly 246 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Budapest on September 11, 2026: 1099 km of route against 1067 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €108.11, and 4h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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