✈ BUD → ATL

10H 33M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,116 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 33m
Distance
5,116 mi
Or
8,234 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Budapest to Atlanta

From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

How long is the flight from Budapest to Atlanta?

A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 10 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,116 miles (8,234 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 33m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,116 mi

8,234 km · great-circle

Avg speed

780 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

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 1219 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1408 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 338 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.