Cheap flights from Zurich to Budapest from R1 542

The cheapest month to fly to Budapest from Zurich is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R4 840, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Budapest in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Zurich, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R4 873.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Budapest from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Budapest for around R6 259 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Budapest from Zurich for as low as R4 525 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Zurich and Budapest have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 88 minutes.

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

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, SWISS have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from Zurich to Budapest. The most common time of day flights depart is 12:00, with 62% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Zurich and Budapest is 30 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sun, with 30% of weekly flights leaving on this day.