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BUD to HER: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
889 mi
1,431 km · 773 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
889 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from HER?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Heraklion (HER) is 889 miles (1,431 km, 773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Heraklion?
Heraklion is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to HER?
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