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Budapest (BUD) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,494 km
928 mi · 807 nm
Flight time
2 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
187 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (111 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
340,839
2024 · +15.5%
Flights / week
49
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
416,274 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

Great circle from BUD to LHRBUDLHR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BUD
295°
Heading from LHR
100°
Halfway point
49.87, 9.81
Great-circle km
1,489 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Budapest

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 34,578 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul34.6KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202418,422
Feb 202420,586
Mar 202424,499
Apr 202431,225
May 202432,389
Jun 202433,527
Jul 202434,578
Aug 202433,967
Sep 202431,567
Oct 202431,069
Nov 202424,315
Dec 202424,695
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 244 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJul244AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024170
Feb 2024170
Mar 2024187
Apr 2024234
May 2024238
Jun 2024237
Jul 2024244
Aug 2024244
Sep 2024231
Oct 2024239
Nov 2024180
Dec 2024178

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,489 km.

BUD Budapest → LHR London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LHR London → BUD Budapest

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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 London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
BUD1,4941,4691,4551,4961,4591,417

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from BUD

Route Distance Passengers / year
BUD → IST1,017 km 517,748
BUD → STN1,455 km 498,175
BUD → FRA838 km 482,651
BUD → BCN1,525 km 482,297
BUD → TLV2,165 km 466,537
BUD → LTN1,496 km 453,274
BUD → AMS1,172 km 443,100
BUD → MXP832 km 425,516
BUD → DXB4,012 km 382,692
BUD → MAD1,979 km 380,381

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Budapest (BUD) and London (LHR) are 1,494 km (928 miles, 807 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.