# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Shymkent (CIT)

> 3,926 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,926 km / 2,439 mi / 2,120 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 14:00 in Budapest, it's 17:00 in Shymkent)
- **Elevation difference**: 892 ft (CIT 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

### [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAII
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 42.360000, 69.480000
- Elevation: 1,387 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 14:00 in Budapest, it's 17:00 in Shymkent.
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)
- [Shymkent Airport (CIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cit-shymkent-shymkent-airport/1ef266df-e404-69ac-952d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)