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CGN to BUD: distance & flight time
Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
596 mi
959 km · 518 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
596 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
- 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 CGN
- BNJ · Bonn-Hangelar Airport7 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport34 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport37 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport38 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 CGN from BUD?
The flight distance from Cologne (CGN) to Budapest (BUD) is 596 miles (959 km, 518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGN to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 CGN to BUD?
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