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SZR to BUD: distance & flight time
Stara Zagora (Stara Zagora Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
469 mi
754 km · 407 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
469 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SZR — Stara Zagora Airport · Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
- 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
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Near SZR
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base36 mi away
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport46 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport54 mi away
- BOJ · Burgas Airport96 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 SZR from BUD?
The flight distance from Stara Zagora (SZR) to Budapest (BUD) is 469 miles (754 km, 407 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SZR to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SZR to BUD?
Nonstop service on SZR–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 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Stara Zagora and Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Stara Zagora.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SZR to BUD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SZR–BUD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SZR to BUD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SZR–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.