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BUD to LAX: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
6,233 mi
10,031 km · 5,416 nm
12h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,233 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from LAX?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 6,233 miles (10,031 km, 5,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 41m 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to LAX?
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