Flights Munich → Budapest
MUC → BUD
How long is the flight from Munich to Budapest?
The flight from Munich (MUC) to Budapest (BUD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Munich, whose airport opened in 1992, with Budapest, where the airport dates back to 1950 and handles over fourteen million passengers annually. The route has a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just under eleven minutes across seven flights per week, using aircraft such as Airbus A320s, Embraer 195s, Canadair Regional Jet 900s, and Airbus A319s.
The Munich (MUC) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 62 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 5.8/100 (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 Munich the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Munich (MUC) to Budapest (BUD) heads east for about 567 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Munich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of MUC-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Munich the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 62 tracked MUC-BUD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 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 MUC-BUD
The flight from Munich (MUC) to Budapest (BUD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Munich (MUC) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 62 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Munich-Budapest is 0.00% across 62 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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 Munich-Budapest route is about 567 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.
