# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Chelyabinsk (CEK)

> 3,008 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,008 km / 1,869 mi / 1,624 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Russia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 13:22 in Budapest, it's 16:22 in Chelyabinsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 274 ft (CEK 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

### [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chelyabinsk, Russia
- ICAO: USCC
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 55.310000, 61.500000
- Elevation: 769 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 13:22 in Budapest, it's 16:22 in Chelyabinsk.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)