✈ IST → BUD

2H 12M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.

Flight time
2h 12m
Distance
633 mi
Or
1,018 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Istanbul to Budapest

From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe  →  Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Budapest?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 2 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 633 miles (1,018 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

633 mi

1,018 km · great-circle

Avg speed

463 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 159 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 174 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 42 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.