✈ PEK → BUD

9H 28M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
9h 28m
Distance
4,553 mi
Or
7,328 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Beijing to Budapest

From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia  →  Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Budapest → Beijing

How long is the flight from Beijing to Budapest?

A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 9 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,553 miles (7,328 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 28m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,553 mi

7,328 km · great-circle

Avg speed

774 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Beijing timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1085 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1253 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 300 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.