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✈ BUD → IST

2H 12M, 633 MI. BUDAPEST → ISTANBUL. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.

Flight time
2h 12m
Distance
633 mi
Or
1,018 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Budapest to Istanbul

From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe  →  Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → Budapest

How long is the flight from Budapest to Istanbul?

A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 2 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 633 miles (1,018 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

633 mi

1,018 km · great-circle

Avg speed

463 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 159 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 174 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 42 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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