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CBF to BUD: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
5,134 mi
8,262 km · 4,461 nm
10h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,134 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CBF — Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · Council Bluffs, United States
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CBF
- OMA · Eppley Airfield8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport42 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport59 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from BUD?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Budapest (BUD) is 5,134 miles (8,262 km, 4,461 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 32m 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 CBF to BUD?
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