Economy award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Budapest (BUD)

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on SNA→BUD, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
American Airlines AAdvantage	22,500 pts + $24.90	1 stop	AAASBAIB	—	11	Nov 11, 2026, 03:36 UTC	See dates

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 economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Nov 28, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	22,500 pts + $24.90	—	1 stop	Oct 21, 2026, 17:35 UTC	Check this date
Nov 30, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	22,500 pts + $24.90	—	2 stops	Oct 21, 2026, 17:35 UTC	Check this date
Dec 1, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	22,500 pts + $24.90	—	2 stops	Oct 21, 2026, 17:35 UTC	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 economy award space showed up

Of the 13 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for American Airlines AAdvantage in the last 30 days, 11 (84%) showed economy award space. The latest departure with space was Dec 8, 2026.

Economy compared with business class, by program

Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on SNA→BUD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
• British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Iberia (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage

Economy on nearby routes

The lowest economy 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 Orange County (SNA) and to Budapest (BUD). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Los Angeles (LAX) to Budapest (BUD)Another Los Angeles airport	18,750 miles + $152.20	Air France/KLM Flying Blue	125
Orange County (SNA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from SNA	7,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	310
Orange County (SNA) to Newark (EWR)Also from SNA	8,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	322
Orange County (SNA) to Seattle (SEA)Also from SNA	7,500 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	326
Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from SNA	5,000 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	322
Seattle (SEA) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD	21,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	276
Amsterdam (AMS) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD	7,500 points + $99.78Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	289
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD	7,500 points + $50.54Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	274

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
American Airlines AAdvantage	—	—	—	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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