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ECV to BUD: distance & flight time
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
1,241 mi
1,997 km · 1,078 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,241 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 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 ECV from BUD?
The flight distance from Madrid (ECV) to Budapest (BUD) is 1,241 miles (1,997 km, 1,078 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECV to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 ECV to BUD?
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