Flights Budapest → Istanbul
BUD → IST
Route overview
The flight route connects Budapest, with its airport established in 1950, to Istanbul, whose airport opened more recently in 2018 and handles over 84 million passengers annually. Various aircraft types operate on this busy route, including Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-900, serving the high volume of travelers between these two major cities.
The Budapest (BUD) → Istanbul (IST) route is operated by Turkish Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Budapest the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.
Heading to Istanbul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Budapest (BUD) to Istanbul (IST) heads south-east for about 1,016 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Budapest the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (atfm); arriving into Istanbul it is 3.5 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about BUD-IST
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Turkish Airlines.
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The Budapest-Istanbul route is about 1,016 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.
