First-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for SFO→BUD. Lowest: 176,951 miles + $1,551.60 with Lufthansa Miles & More, which showed first-class award space on 46 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
- 176,951 miles + $1,551.60
- Lufthansa Miles & More
- Programs with space
- 3 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 154 of 196
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on SFO→BUD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 70,000 pts + $1,023.30 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +2 more | 3 | 154 | See dates | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 176,951 pts + $1,551.60 | 1 stop | Lufthansa (LH) | 2 | 46 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 385,500 pts + $24.20 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 2 | 91 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, SAS EuroBonus, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 70,000 pts + $1,023.30 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 85,000 pts + $1,023.20 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 176,951 pts + $1,551.70 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 176,951 pts + $1,551.70 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $35.30 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $35.30 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 154 of 196 | 78% | |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | 46 of 94 | 48% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 91 of 199 | 45% |
Best months for first class from San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 16 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 9 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 | |
| 176,951 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 3 | |
| 176,951 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 6 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 200,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 176,951 pts + taxes vary | Lufthansa Miles & More | 6 |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 110,000 | 85,000 | 70,000 | 85,000 | 70,000 | 200,000 | 250,000 | 200,000 | 85,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Lufthansa Miles & Moremiles | 176,951 | 176,951 | 176,951 | 178,264 | 176,951 | 176,951 | 176,951 | — | 178,264 | — | 176,951 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 385,500 | 400,500 | 450,500 | 415,500 | 385,500 | 385,500 |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Finnair (AY): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- British Airways (BA): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): 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 San Francisco (SFO) 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 San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 59,531 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 12 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA)Also from SFO | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from SFO | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 6 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)Also from SFO | 12,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 328 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from SFO | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 323 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 70,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 271 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 85,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Budapest (BUD)Also to BUD | 85,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)
What's the lowest first-class award from San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)?
176,951 miles + $1,551.60 with Lufthansa Miles & More. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 00:17 UTC for a Nov 3, 2026 departure. Lufthansa Miles & More showed first-class award space on 46 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 01:23 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Budapest (BUD)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (154 dates), Lufthansa Miles & More (46 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (91 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) 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 San Francisco (SFO) 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 Jun 2027 departures: 85,000 points with Atmos (30 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.