# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Council Bluffs (CBF)

> 8,261 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,261 km / 5,133 mi / 4,461 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:51 in Budapest, it's 09:51 in Council Bluffs)
- **Elevation difference**: 750 ft (CBF is higher 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

### [Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cbf-council-bluffs-council-bluffs-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1314-6680-88e8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Council Bluffs, United States
- ICAO: KCBF
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.260000, -95.760000
- Elevation: 1,245 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:51 in Budapest, it's 09:51 in Council Bluffs.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cbf-council-bluffs-council-bluffs-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1314-6680-88e8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)