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Flight from Santiago to Budapest
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe
How long is the flight from Santiago to Budapest?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 15 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,873 miles (12,670 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,873 mi
12,670 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
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.