✈ BUD → LAX
BUDAPEST → LOS ANGELES IN 12H 41M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Budapest to Los Angeles
From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Budapest to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Los Angeles (LAX) 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
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
Westward — easier
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.