Budapest (BUD) – Istanbul (IST)
- Distance
- 1,017 km
- 632 mi · 549 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 128 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (76 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 517,748
- 2024 · +27.6%
- Flights / week
- 62
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 84%
- 615,249 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_hu), reported by the airport in Hungary, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BUD
- 129°
- Heading from IST
- 315°
- Halfway point
- 44.45, 24.25
- Great-circle km
- 1,016 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 38,701 |
| Feb 2024 | 38,964 |
| Mar 2024 | 42,787 |
| Apr 2024 | 40,540 |
| May 2024 | 40,749 |
| Jun 2024 | 42,925 |
| Jul 2024 | 47,070 |
| Aug 2024 | 44,120 |
| Sep 2024 | 43,867 |
| Oct 2024 | 49,151 |
| Nov 2024 | 44,344 |
| Dec 2024 | 44,530 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 264 |
| Feb 2024 | 249 |
| Mar 2024 | 268 |
| Apr 2024 | 259 |
| May 2024 | 265 |
| Jun 2024 | 267 |
| Jul 2024 | 276 |
| Aug 2024 | 267 |
| Sep 2024 | 259 |
| Oct 2024 | 276 |
| Nov 2024 | 271 |
| Dec 2024 | 292 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,016 km.
BUD Budapest → IST Istanbul
EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
IST Istanbul → BUD Budapest
EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Budapest and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports