OTP → BUDBucharest to Budapest

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Direct flights from Bucharest (OTP) to Budapest (BUD): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 615 km, an estimated 1 hour 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Bucharest and Budapest. Updated 18 September 2026 at 13:22 UTC.

OTP Bucharest smooth · +9
BUD Budapest smooth · +3
615 km · ~1h 17m est.
dep bank 07:40–17:006x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated OTP → BUD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~1h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
TAROMRO78% on time

Flights RO231 varies Mo Tu Fr · RO237 varies Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18RO231dep −13 → arr−7
09-17RO237dep −17 → arr−6
09-16RO237dep −6 → arr+4
09-15RO231dep +0 → arr+1
09-15RO237dep +33 → arr+18
09-14RO231dep −17 → arr−10
09-13RO237dep +0 → arr+4
09-11RO231dep −15 → arr−25
09-11RO237dep +140 → arr+157

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
OTPBucharest +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · SW 7 kt Full OTP delay board →
BUDBudapest +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 8 kt Full BUD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BUD: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Bucharest to Budapest route actually runs

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

Is OTP–BUD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OTP 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 OTP to BUD?

Great-circle distance is 615 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 73–83 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OTP–BUD fly?

TAROM runs the route with about 8 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at OTP 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.