✈ BUD → LAX

BUDAPEST → LOS ANGELES IN 12H 41M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
12h 41m
Distance
6,232 mi
Or
10,030 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Budapest to Los Angeles

From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Budapest

How long is the flight from Budapest to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 12 hours 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,232 miles (10,030 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 41m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,232 mi

10,030 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1484 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1715 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 411 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.