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BUD to COU: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
5,142 mi
8,275 km · 4,468 nm
10h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,142 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from COU?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Columbia (COU) is 5,142 miles (8,275 km, 4,468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 7 hours behind Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to COU?
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