Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BUD to HEW: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Athens (Athen Helenikon Airport)
697 mi
1,121 km · 605 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
See live BUD→HEW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
697 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m 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
- HEW — Athen Helenikon Airport · Athens, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 HEW
- ATH · Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport12 mi away
- PKH · Porto Cheli Airport52 mi away
- JSY · Syros Airport74 mi away
- SKU · Skiros Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from HEW?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Athens (HEW) is 697 miles (1,121 km, 605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to HEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BUD to HEW?
Nonstop service on BUD–HEW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Budapest and Athens?
Athens is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to HEW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BUD–HEW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BUD to HEW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BUD–HEW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.