Flights Barcelona → Budapest
BCN → BUD
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Budapest?
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2h 19m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Barcelona and Budapest, using a mix of Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The origin airport in Barcelona has been operational since 1916, while the destination airport in Budapest opened its doors to air traffic in 1950 and currently serves over 14.7 million passengers annually.
The Barcelona (BCN) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Ryanair, Wizz Air. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 70 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Budapest the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to Budapest (BUD) heads north-east for about 1,522 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of BCN-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked BCN-BUD flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 70 min and a 7.7% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about BCN-BUD
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2h 19m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 70 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-Budapest is 7.69% across 26 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Budapest, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Barcelona-Budapest route is about 1,522 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
