✈ LAX → BUD

12H 41M FROM LOS ANGELES TO BUDAPEST. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

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

Flight from Los Angeles to Budapest

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

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Budapest?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Budapest (BUD) 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

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

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.