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Budapest (BUD) – London (STN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,455 km
904 mi · 786 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
183 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (108 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
498,175
2024 · +0.1%
Flights / week
56
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
558,420 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 STNBUDSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BUD
297°
Heading from STN
102°
Halfway point
50.05, 10.19
Great-circle km
1,451 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Budapest

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 44,032 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug44KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202437,691
Feb 202437,439
Mar 202443,751
Apr 202442,261
May 202443,605
Jun 202442,933
Jul 202443,530
Aug 202444,032
Sep 202439,997
Oct 202442,259
Nov 202440,709
Dec 202439,968
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 257 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024247
Feb 2024230
Mar 2024257
Apr 2024241
May 2024247
Jun 2024240
Jul 2024246
Aug 2024247
Sep 2024240
Oct 2024246
Nov 2024242
Dec 2024238

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,451 km.

BUD Budapest → STN 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.

STN 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 → 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
BUD → BER687 km 359,470

More routes from STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342
STN → OTP2,073 km 443,896

Questions

Budapest (BUD) and London (STN) are 1,455 km (904 miles, 786 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.