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BUD to CLE: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
4,635 mi
7,460 km · 4,028 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,635 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from CLE?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Cleveland (CLE) is 4,635 miles (7,460 km, 4,028 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m 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 Cleveland?
Cleveland is 6 hours behind Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to CLE?
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