Boston → Budapest flights

Boston–Budapest fares: median $371, but spread is wide

Key takeaways

• Median fare of $371 over the sampled window, with half of all fares falling between $243 and $479
• Low end reached $243, while the priciest sampled fare hit $607 — a wide range worth watching for
• 150% spread between low and high indicates substantial day-to-day volatility on this route
• Only 19 of the last 30 days had a cached fare, so treat these figures as a reasonable but incomplete snapshot
• The bottom quartile (fares at or below $243) suggests real deals do surface — but they're not guaranteed on any given day

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the BOS → BUD price history page.

The full picture

Fares between Boston and Budapest over the sampled period ranged from $243 to $607, with a median of $371. That's a 150% spread between low and high — a sizable range that signals this route doesn't price consistently day to day. The middle half of fares fell between $243 and $479, so even typical pricing swings by a few hundred dollars depending on when you check.

With only 19 of the last 30 days showing a cached fare, we can't map a precise booking curve or pinpoint exactly when prices soften within the horizon. What the data does support is that fares at or near the $243 low are achievable, but they represent the bottom quarter of observed prices rather than the norm — most fares land closer to the $371 median or higher, with a non-trivial share above $479. Given the volatility here, this looks like a route where setting a price alert and watching for a dip toward the lower quartile makes more sense than fixating on a single ideal booking window.

We don't have enough visibility into carrier mix or day-of-week patterns from this dataset to say whether certain airlines or departure days consistently undercut others — the sample doesn't support that level of detail. The honest takeaway: budget around the $371 median, but know that both low-$200s deals and $500+ fares are realistic outcomes on this route, and the thinner sample (19 of 30 days) means this snapshot could shift as more data comes in.

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