Connecting at Budapest airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at BUD.

How connections work at BUD

At Budapest airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 2A (Schengen), Terminal 2B (non-Schengen)). All of them are connected after security, so you do not need to clear security again to change.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at BUD long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal 2A (Schengen), Terminal 2B (non-Schengen)

Getting between them: Walking inside Terminal 2 through the SkyCourt; distances are short

Terminal 2 is the only passenger terminal (Terminal 1 has been closed since 2012). 2A handles Schengen flights and 2B non-Schengen and long-haul flights: they are two ends of the same building, joined airside by the SkyCourt.

Connections between the Schengen (2A) and non-Schengen (2B) gates go through passport control.

  • Food and shops thin out past passport control: eat or shop in the SkyCourt before going to the 2B gates.
  • Every lounge closes by 23:00 at the latest, and security reopens around 04:00.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: layoverindex.pages.dev.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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