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VAR to BUD: distance & flight time
Varna (Varna Airport) → Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)
507 mi
815 km · 440 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
507 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, 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.
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Near VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 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 VAR from BUD?
The flight distance from Varna (VAR) to Budapest (BUD) is 507 miles (815 km, 440 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAR to BUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 VAR to BUD?
Nonstop service on VAR–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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Varna and Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Varna.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VAR to BUD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VAR–BUD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VAR to BUD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VAR–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.