First-class award flights from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for JFK→BUD. Lowest: 173,864 miles + $1,545.80 with Lufthansa Miles & More, which showed first-class award space on 6 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 173,864 miles + $1,545.80
- Lufthansa Miles & More
- Programs with space
- 4 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 7 of 84
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on JFK→BUD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 85,000 pts + $24.80 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 173,864 pts + $1,545.80 | 1 stop | Air Dolomiti (EN), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) | 3 | 6 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 240,500 pts + $35.40 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 5 | 7 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 273,400 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 85,000 pts + $24.80 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 173,864 pts + $1,577.40 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 173,864 pts + $1,545.80 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 260,500 pts + $35.40 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 273,400 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 480,500 pts + $24.10 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 113 | under 1% | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 6 of 41 | 14% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 7 of 84 | 8% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 95 | 1% |
Best months for first class from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 273,400 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 173,864 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 1 | |
| 240,500 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 173,864 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 2 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 85,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | 173,864 | — | 173,864 | — | 173,864 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | 240,500 | 240,500 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 273,400 | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Dolomiti (EN): Lufthansa Miles & More
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): Lufthansa Miles & More
- SWISS (LX): Lufthansa Miles & More
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from New York JFK and to Budapest (BUD). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest (BUD) to New York JFKReturn direction | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 |
| Newark (EWR) to Budapest (BUD)Another New York airport | 106,010 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 33 |
| New York JFK to Atlanta (ATL)Also from JFK | 14,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 326 |
| New York JFK to Miami (MIA)Also from JFK | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 298 |
| New York JFK to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from JFK | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 269 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 176,951 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 46 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 85,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)
What's the lowest first-class award from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)?
173,864 miles + $1,545.80 with Lufthansa Miles & More. Seen Oct 10, 2026, 03:19 UTC for an Oct 20, 2026 departure. Lufthansa Miles & More showed first-class award space on 6 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 10, 2026, 03:19 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), Lufthansa Miles & More (6 dates), Delta SkyMiles (7 dates) and Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from New York JFK to Budapest (BUD)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Oct 2026 departures: 173,864 miles with Miles & More (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.