Istanbul to Budapest: buy now or wait?
Your call FareScore 43/100
usually TRY 2,135 TRY 2,022 ≈ €36 Today's best fare
Cheaper than 43% of what we have seen
27 Jan Wizz Air Direct
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27 Jan
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€36
22 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€39
20 Jan
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€39
8 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€40
11 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€40
24 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€41
28 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€42
12 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€43
16 Dec
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€46
25 Jan
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€47
25 Nov
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€48
26 Nov
06:55
Wizz Air · 2h 05m
Direct
€50
What the history says
Prices recorded 501
Typical price €38
Lowest we saw €35
You save today €2
Based on 501 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against the same departure month.
Best booking window
56–83 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €39 typical, on 56 observations. That is about €28 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Budapest
December €46 74 observations
January €47 11 observations
October €54 185 observations
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1–1.5 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (97,668 flights on 19,841 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-05), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.7%, against +49.3% in the last 3 days.
- What is the cheapest day of the week to fly?
- Wednesday. Comparing each fare with the median of its own route, Wednesday departures were +3.5% and Tuesday +4.3%, while Friday was the dearest at +10.5%. Weekend departures cost more than midweek ones.
- What is the cheapest month to fly?
- November 2026. Comparing each route's fares month by month (booked 8–60 days ahead), November 2026 departures were -1.1% against the route's own median, while January 2027 was the dearest at +22.7%. Covers September 2026, October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027; fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-05.
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