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BUD to MAD: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
1,227 mi
1,975 km · 1,066 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,227 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from MAD?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Madrid (MAD) is 1,227 miles (1,975 km, 1,066 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 cheapest way to fly from BUD to MAD?
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