✈ BUD → SEA
11H 15M FROM BUDAPEST TO SEATTLE. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Budapest to Seattle
From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Budapest to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 11 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,484 miles (8,826 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,484 mi
8,826 km · great-circle
Avg speed
784 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Seattle 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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.