Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDJ to BUD: distance & flight time
Sendai (Sendai Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
5,520 mi
8,883 km · 4,796 nm
11h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SDJ→BUD fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,520 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDJ — Sendai Airport · Sendai, Japan
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SDJ
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport35 mi away
- FKS · Fukushima Airport68 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport77 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport90 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 SDJ from BUD?
The flight distance from Sendai (SDJ) to Budapest (BUD) is 5,520 miles (8,883 km, 4,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDJ to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SDJ to BUD?
Nonstop service on SDJ–BUD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sendai and Budapest?
Budapest is 7 hours behind Sendai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDJ to BUD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDJ–BUD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDJ to BUD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDJ–BUD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.