HEL → BUDHelsinki to Budapest

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Budapest (BUD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,480 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Budapest. Updated 28 October 2026 at 10:41 UTC.

Today, HEL → BUD

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 09:30 AY1251Finnair Left 09:30 Landed 10:38 −12

Checked HEL board 12:41 · BUD board 11:07

HEL Helsinki smooth · +3
BUD Budapest smooth · +0
1,480 km · ~2h 24m est.
dep bank 10:00–16:207x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 operated HEL → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Finnair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
FinnairAY75% on time

Flights AY1251 10:00 daily · AY1255 16:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AY1251dep +0 → arr−12
10-27AY1251dep +3 → arr−14
10-26AY1255dep +4 → arr+1
10-25AY1255dep +25 → arr+18
10-24AY1251dep +31 → arr+30
10-24AY1255dep +18 → arr+12
10-23AY1251dep +4 → arr+7
10-23AY1255dep +33 → arr+25
10-22AY1251dep +3 → arr+9
10-22AY1255dep +22 → arr+14
10-21AY1251dep −3 → arr−1
10-21AY1255dep +10 → arr−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HELHelsinki +3 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 12 kt Full HEL delay board →
BUDBudapest +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 7 kt Full BUD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BUD: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Helsinki to Budapest route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to BUD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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HEL to BUD questions

Is HEL–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HEL–BUD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 from HEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BUD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HEL to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 1,480 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–BUD fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.