BUD → HELBudapest to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Budapest (BUD) to Helsinki (HEL): 7 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 1,480 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Budapest and Helsinki. Updated 26 October 2026 at 05:46 UTC.

Today, BUD → HEL

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 19:15 AY1256Finnair Sched 19:15Departure not confirmed by the board HEL 22:40scheduled

Checked BUD board 06:46 · HEL board 07:41

BUD Budapest smooth · +10
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
1,480 km · ~2h 24m est.
dep bank 12:05–18:257x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

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

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Finnair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
FinnairAY78% on time

Flights AY1252 12:05 daily · AY1256 18:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25AY1256dep +30 → arr+2
10-24AY1252dep +63 → arr+32
10-24AY1256dep +21 → arr−13
10-23AY1252dep +12 → arr−10
10-23AY1256dep +40 → arr+15
10-22AY1252dep +24 → arr+0
10-22AY1256dep +37 → arr+15
10-21AY1252dep +13 → arr−7
10-21AY1256departed+23

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
BUDBudapest +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 7 kt Full BUD delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 12 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BUD: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Budapest to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is BUD–HEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BUD is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BUD–HEL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:25 from BUD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BUD to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,480 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BUD–HEL fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.