✈ SYD → BUD
19H 31M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Sydney to Budapest
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Budapest?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 19 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,799 miles (15,770 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,799 mi
15,770 km · great-circle
Avg speed
808 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Budapest timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Budapest
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.