Flights Frankfurt → Budapest
FRA → BUD
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Budapest?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 1h 28m. 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 connects Frankfurt with Budapest, utilizing a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-300 and -500 models as well as Airbus A320 and A321 variants. The destination airport in Budapest, which opened in 1950, serves over 14.7 million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 111 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9/100 (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 Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest (BUD) heads east for about 836 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of FRA-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 111 tracked FRA-BUD flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-BUD
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 1h 28m. 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 Frankfurt (FRA) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 111 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Budapest is 0.00% across 111 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Frankfurt-Budapest 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.
