IST → BUDIstanbul to Budapest

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest (BUD): 30 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 33 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,017 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Budapest. Updated 2 November 2026 at 13:13 UTC.

Today, IST → BUD

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 08:10 TK1035Turkish Airlines Left 08:10 Landed 08:01 −14
  2. 09:55 W62430Wizz Air Hungary Left 09:55 Landed 09:42 −18
  3. 13:00 TK1033Turkish Airlines Left 13:00 Landed 13:12 +12
  4. 19:10 TK1037Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate F5A BUD 19:10scheduled

Checked IST board 16:13 · BUD board 14:07

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
BUD Budapest smooth · +0
1,017 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 08:10–23:1030x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 30x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 33 tracked IST → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 33 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures30x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Turkish AirlinesWizz Air Hungary

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
Turkish AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK1035 08:10 daily · TK1033 13:00 daily · TK1037 19:10 daily

Wizz Air HungaryW6100% on time

Flights W62430 09:55 daily · W62438 23:10 Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02TK1033dep +0 → arr+12
11-02TK1035dep +0 → arr−14
11-02W62430dep +0 → arr−18
11-01TK1033dep +0 → arr−4
11-01TK1035dep +0 → arr−21
11-01TK1037dep +0 → arr−13
11-01W62430dep +0 → arr−16
10-31TK1033dep +0 → arr−3
10-31TK1035dep +0 → arr−28
10-31TK1037dep +0 → arr−5
10-31W62430dep +0 → arr−23
10-31W62438dep +0 → arr−35
10-30TK1033dep +0 → arr−8
10-30TK1035dep +0 → arr+5
10-30TK1037dep +0 → arr−13
10-30W62430dep +0 → arr−23
10-29TK1033dep +0 → arr−15
10-29TK1035dep +0 → arr−16
10-29TK1037dep +0 → arr−13
10-29W62430dep +0 → arr−25
10-28TK1033dep +0 → arr−5
10-28TK1035dep +0 → arr−2
10-28TK1037dep +0 → arr−20
10-28W62430dep +0 → arr−22
10-27TK1033dep +0 → arr−8
10-27TK1035dep +0 → arr−2
10-27TK1037dep +0 → arr−20
10-27W62430dep +0 → arr−16
10-27W62438dep +0 → arr−34
10-26TK1033dep +0 → arr−5
10-26TK1035dep +0 → arr+1
10-26TK1037dep +0 → arr−11
10-26W62430arrived−11

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
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 8 kt Full IST delay board →
BUDBudapest +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 7 kt Full BUD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BUD: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Budapest route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST 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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IST to BUD questions

Is IST–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IST–BUD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 19:10 from IST. 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 IST to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 1,017 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 102–117 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–BUD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 30 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.