MAD → BUDMadrid to Budapest

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Budapest (BUD): 38 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 60% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. 1 of the 30 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,975 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Budapest. Updated 30 October 2026 at 10:22 UTC.

Today, MAD → BUD

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 FR6713Ryanair Left 05:57 Landed 09:05 −5
  2. 07:20 AA8724American Airlines Left 07:26 +6 ·
  3. 07:20 IB869Iberia Left 07:26 +6 Landed 10:48 +18
  4. 09:40 W62392Wizz Air Left 09:38 BUD est. 12:54In the air · sched 12:55
  5. 18:15 FR5713Ryanair On scheduleT1 BUD 21:25scheduled
  6. 20:00 W62372Wizz Air On scheduleT2 BUD 23:15scheduled

Checked MAD board 11:22 · BUD board 11:07

MAD Madrid smooth · +13
BUD Budapest smooth · +0
1,975 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 07:20–20:1038x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 38x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 20 tracked MAD → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 1 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures38x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled3.3%recent route rate · 1 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
IberiaRyanairWizz 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
IberiaIB50% on time

Flights IB869 07:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · IB871 11:40 daily · IB873 varies Fr Sa

RyanairFR67% on time

Flights FR6713 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · FR5713 varies daily

Wizz AirW660% on time

Flights W62392 varies Mo We Fr Su · W62372 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA8724departed+6
10-30FR6713dep −3 → arr−5
10-30IB869dep +6 → arr+18
10-30W62392departed−2
10-29AA8724departed+7
10-29FR5713departed+3
10-29FR6713dep +3 → arr+16
10-29IB869dep +7 → arr+23
10-29W62372arrived−4
10-28AA8724departed+1
10-28FR5713dep +14 → arr+7
10-28FR6713arrived−8
10-28IB869dep +1 → arr−2
10-28W62372cancelledCNX
10-28W62498dep +12 → arr+5
10-27AA8724departed+10
10-27FR5713dep +15 → arr+11
10-27IB869dep +10 → arr+11
10-27W62372departed+27
10-26AA8724departed+9
10-26FR5713arrived−12
10-26FR6713dep +1 → arr+19
10-26IB869dep +9 → arr+17
10-26W62372departed+30
10-26W62392dep +4 → arr+18
10-25AA8724departed+19
10-25FR5713dep +22 → arr+14
10-25FR6713arrived+65
10-25IB869arrived+5
10-25W62372arrived−23

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
MADMadrid +13 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 1 kt Full MAD delay board →
BUDBudapest +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 7 kt Full BUD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAD and BUD: a 35% 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 Madrid to Budapest route actually runs

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

Is MAD–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAD–BUD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:20 from MAD. 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 MAD to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 1,975 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 169–199 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAD–BUD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 38 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.