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BUD to MEX: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
6,447 mi
10,375 km · 5,602 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,447 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from MEX?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Mexico City (MEX) is 6,447 miles (10,375 km, 5,602 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 Mexico City?
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to MEX?
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