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BUD to BTC: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
4,550 mi
7,322 km · 3,954 nm
9h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,550 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 23m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BUD
- SLD · Sliač Airport84 mi away
- TZR · Taszár Air Base96 mi away
- PZY · Piešťany Airport106 mi away
- BTS · M. R. Štefánik Airport108 mi away
Near BTC
- ADP · Ampara Airport26 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base53 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport67 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from BTC?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 4,550 miles (7,322 km, 3,954 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Budapest and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 3.5 hours ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BUD–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.