Flights Zurich → Budapest
ZRH → BUD
How long is the flight from Zurich to Budapest?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 1h 26m. 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 Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, with Budapest, whose airport saw 14,701,090 passengers annually. The journey is operated using a mix of aircraft including the Avro RJ100, Fokker 100, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319, providing reliable connections between these two European cities.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Budapest (BUD) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 44 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.3/100 (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 Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Budapest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Budapest (BUD) heads east for about 805 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 68% of ZRH-BUD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Budapest it is 1.0 min (atfm).
Across 44 tracked ZRH-BUD flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ZRH-BUD
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 1h 26m. 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 Zurich (ZRH) -> Budapest (BUD) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 44 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Budapest is 2.27% across 44 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Swiss International Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
