# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Cairo (CAI)

> 2,189 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,189 km / 1,360 mi / 1,182 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 11:14 in Budapest, it's 12:14 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 113 ft (CAI is lower than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:14 in Budapest, it's 12:14 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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