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BUD to LED: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
963 mi
1,551 km · 837 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
963 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LED — Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 LED
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport112 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from LED?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to St. Petersburg (LED) is 963 miles (1,551 km, 837 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to LED?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 LED?
Nonstop service on BUD–LED 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 2h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Budapest and St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to LED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BUD–LED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BUD to LED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BUD–LED 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.