Flights Budapest → Frankfurt
BUD → FRA
Route overview
This flight route between Budapest and Frankfurt boasts a perfect on-time performance record, with an average delay of just one minute across the fourteen flights operated. The destinations are served by a mix of Airbus A321, Boeing 737-300, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-500 aircraft, connecting Hungary's capital city to one of Europe's busiest airports, which handles over sixty-one million passengers annually.
The Budapest (BUD) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines System. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Budapest the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Budapest (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads north-west for about 836 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Budapest on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of BUD-FRA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Budapest the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked BUD-FRA flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) | 85% | 18 min | 0.0% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUD-FRA
On the Budapest (BUD) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Budapest-Frankfurt is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines System.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Frankfurt, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Budapest-Frankfurt route is about 836 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
