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BUD to KMG: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
4,675 mi
7,524 km · 4,063 nm
9h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,675 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China
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 KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from KMG?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Kunming (KMG) is 4,675 miles (7,524 km, 4,063 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 38m 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 Kunming?
Kunming is 6 hours ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to KMG?
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