FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ BUD → SEA

11H 15M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,484 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 15m
Distance
5,484 mi
Or
8,826 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Budapest to Seattle

From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Budapest

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.

✈ Flight 1306 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1509 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 362 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.

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