✈ BUD → JFK
9H 6M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Budapest to New York
From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Budapest to New York?
A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to New York (JFK) takes about 9 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,360 miles (7,016 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 6m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,360 mi
7,016 km · great-circle
Avg speed
771 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
New York 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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.