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QRA to BUD: distance & flight time
Johannesburg (Rand Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
5,120 mi
8,240 km · 4,449 nm
10h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 30m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- QRA — Rand Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
- 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 QRA
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport18 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport25 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base29 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 QRA from BUD?
The flight distance from Johannesburg (QRA) to Budapest (BUD) is 5,120 miles (8,240 km, 4,449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QRA to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 30m 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 QRA to BUD?
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