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BUD to ESB: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
849 mi
1,366 km · 738 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
849 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
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 ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from ESB?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Ankara (ESB) is 849 miles (1,366 km, 738 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 Ankara?
Ankara is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to ESB?
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