Flights Vienna → Budapest
VIE → BUD
How long is the flight from Vienna to Budapest?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 41 min. 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 Vienna to Budapest, operating with aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, Fokker 100, and Fokker 70. The destination airport in Budapest has been open since 1950 and currently serves over 14.7 million passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Austrian Airlines. Across 40 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.1/100 (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 Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Budapest (BUD) heads east for about 215 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of VIE-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 40 tracked VIE-BUD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-BUD
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 41 min. 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 Vienna (VIE) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 40 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Budapest is 2.50% across 40 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Austrian Airlines.
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The Vienna-Budapest route is about 215 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.
