✈ BUD → CAI
3H 21M FLIGHT. 1,360 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from Budapest to Cairo
From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Budapest to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 3 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,360 miles (2,189 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,360 mi
2,189 km · great-circle
Avg speed
652 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.