A good sale to Budapest
ITA will price this at $454 (Basic Economy), using those dates on Swiss should reprice to about $433 (Basic Economy) / $583 (Regular Economy).
United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air’s $583 fare is a regular economy fare with ONE check luggage and normal size carry-on included
United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air also have a $433 fare, but it is a Basic Economy / Economy Light fare. These Basic Economy / Economy Light fares:
DO NOT allow for advance seat assignment
DO NOT include checked bags – they are $70 each way for the 1st bag and $100 each way for 2nd
DO NOT allow for changes
DO NOT allow for cancellations – so if you cancel after the 24 hour risk free period, the Basic Economy version will have no value for future purchase
Most online travel agencies are not properly displaying these fares with United / Air Canada / Austrian / Lufthansa / Swiss Air as BASIC ECONOMY
Here are some practical travel tips to Budapest, Hungary.
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Budapest, Hungary – Photo: Jorge Franganillo via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)
Sample Travel Date:
Sample from New York
April 20th – 28th
This is just ONE SAMPLE travel date, for more availability, please follow the “Fare Availability” and “How to Search for Availability” instructions below
Fare Availability:
Newark: Valid for travel from April – early May or September – October for Sunday through Wednesday departures and Tuesday through Friday returns. A Sunday stay is required. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure
New York: Valid for travel from late April – early May or September – October for Sunday through Wednesday departures and Tuesday through Friday returns. A Sunday stay is required. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure
Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post
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Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
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Origin: JFK
For Newark availability, replace JFK with EWR on the Origin field
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Origin Advanced Routing Code:
Routing Codes: LX LX
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Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Swiss and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to the regular economy fare.
Destination: CPH
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Return Advanced Routing Code:
Routing Codes: LX LX
Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
(Click on Advanced Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
Duration “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
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The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted
You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.
Fare Class:
K
Routing:
JFK – ZRH (Zurich) – BUD (Budapest) – ZRH – JFK
Stopover:
Not permitted
Mileage:
Swiss is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. Mileage earning with United is as follows:
Miles Flown: 8,834 miles
Redeemable Miles: 2,853 miles
How to Buy:
Support us by using our Swiss link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
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Background Information:
Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF). $1USD = 310 HUF
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Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
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