Flights Madrid → Budapest
MAD → BUD
How long is the flight from Madrid to Budapest?
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2h 53m. 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 Madrid, whose airport opened in 1931, with Budapest, where the destination airport, which has been operational since 1950, sees over 14.7 million passengers annually. The journey is typically operated using either a Boeing 737-800 or an Airbus A320 aircraft.
The Madrid (MAD) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Ryanair, Wizz Air. Across 10 flights monitored in recent months, 60% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8/100 (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 Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madrid (MAD) to Budapest (BUD) heads north-east for about 1,974 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 53m.
Departures from Madrid on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of MAD-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 10 tracked MAD-BUD flights, 60% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about MAD-BUD
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2h 53m. 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 Madrid (MAD) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 60% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madrid-Budapest is 0.00% across 10 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 Madrid-Budapest route is about 1,974 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.
