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BUD to CTA: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Catania (Catania-Fontanarossa Airport)
721 mi
1,160 km · 626 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
721 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- CTA — Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Catania, Italy
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 CTA
- NSY · Sigonella Navy Air Base9 mi away
- CIY · Comiso Airport41 mi away
- REG · Reggio Calabria Airport53 mi away
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from CTA?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Catania (CTA) is 721 miles (1,160 km, 626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to CTA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 cheapest way to fly from BUD to CTA?
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