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BUD to HEL: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
919 mi
1,480 km · 799 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
919 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
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 HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from HEL?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Helsinki (HEL) is 919 miles (1,480 km, 799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to HEL?
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