✈ LHR → BUD

2H 59M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.

Flight time
2h 59m
Distance
925 mi
Or
1,489 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from London to Budapest

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe

How long is the flight from London to Budapest?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 925 miles (1,489 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

925 mi

1,489 km · great-circle

Avg speed

499 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

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 232 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 255 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 61 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.