LGW → BUDLondon to Budapest

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Direct flights from London (LGW) to Budapest (BUD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 64% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,465 km, an estimated 2 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Budapest. Updated 3 November 2026 at 02:17 UTC.

Today, LGW → BUD

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 11:00 W62222Wizz Air On scheduleGate - · TSOUTH BUD 14:30scheduled

Checked LGW board 02:07 · BUD board 03:07

LGW London busy · +16
BUD Budapest smooth · +0
1,465 km · ~2h 23m est.
dep bank 06:25–16:4014x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
64% on time

of the last 14 tracked LGW → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~2h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
easyJetTUI AirwaysWizz Air

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
easyJetU283% on time

Flights U28731 varies Fr · U28733 varies Mo Tu We Th Su

TUI AirwaysBY

Flights BY4156 07:20 Mo

Wizz AirW657% on time

Flights W62222 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02BY4156dep +33 → arr+22
11-02U28733dep +14 → arr−4
11-02W62222dep +10 → arr−9
11-01U28733dep +60 → arr+37
11-01W62222dep +47 → arr+21
10-31W62222dep +7 → arr−10
10-30U28731dep +11 → arr+0
10-30W62222dep +139 → arr+124
10-29U28733dep +24 → arr+1
10-29W62222dep +97 → arr+80
10-28U28733dep +13 → arr−8
10-28W62222dep +17 → arr−8
10-27U28733dep +11 → arr−9
10-27W62222dep +17 → arr−6

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
LGWLondon +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 10 kt Full LGW delay board →
BUDBudapest +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · N 7 kt Full BUD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGW: a 80% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +40 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Budapest route actually runs

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

Is LGW–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LGW to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 1,465 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–156 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGW–BUD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LGW and arrival-side delay at BUD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.