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DET to BUD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
4,630 mi
7,452 km · 4,024 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,630 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from BUD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Budapest (BUD) is 4,630 miles (7,452 km, 4,024 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m 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 Detroit and Budapest?
Budapest is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BUD?
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