✈ MAD → BUD
3H 6M FROM MADRID TO BUDAPEST. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Madrid to Budapest
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe
How long is the flight from Madrid to Budapest?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 3 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,227 miles (1,974 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 6m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,227 mi
1,974 km · great-circle
Avg speed
637 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 241 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 338 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 81 kg CO₂
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.