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BUD to MEL: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
9,646 mi
15,524 km · 8,382 nm
19h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,646 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 23m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from MEL?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Melbourne (MEL) is 9,646 miles (15,524 km, 8,382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 23m 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 Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to MEL?
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