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BUD to SMO: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,230 mi
10,026 km · 5,413 nm
12h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,230 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from SMO?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,230 miles (10,026 km, 5,413 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to SMO?
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 Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to SMO?
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