Budapest (BUD) – Madrid (MAD)
- Distance
- 1,979 km
- 1,230 mi · 1,068 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 10 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 248 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (147 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 380,381
- 2024 · +21.3%
- Flights / week
- 40
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 91%
- 420,178 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
- 255°
- Heading from MAD
- 59°
- Halfway point
- 44.54, 7.17
- Great-circle km
- 1,974 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 34,023 |
| Feb 2024 | 28,784 |
| Mar 2024 | 32,819 |
| Apr 2024 | 25,626 |
| May 2024 | 25,860 |
| Jun 2024 | 27,223 |
| Jul 2024 | 32,002 |
| Aug 2024 | 35,555 |
| Sep 2024 | 30,028 |
| Oct 2024 | 32,136 |
| Nov 2024 | 35,377 |
| Dec 2024 | 40,948 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 189 |
| Feb 2024 | 156 |
| Mar 2024 | 178 |
| Apr 2024 | 140 |
| May 2024 | 143 |
| Jun 2024 | 157 |
| Jul 2024 | 181 |
| Aug 2024 | 199 |
| Sep 2024 | 166 |
| Oct 2024 | 169 |
| Nov 2024 | 188 |
| Dec 2024 | 220 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,974 km.
BUD Budapest → MAD Madrid
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
MAD Madrid → BUD Budapest
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
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.