# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Cartago (CRC)

> 10,009 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,009 km / 6,219 mi / 5,404 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:49 in Budapest, it's 17:49 in Cartago)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,484 ft (CRC 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

### [Santa Ana Airport (CRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/crc-cartago-santa-ana-airport/1ef266df-b4e9-66c2-ba60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cartago, Colombia
- ICAO: SKGO
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.760000, -75.960000
- Elevation: 2,979 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:49 in Budapest, it's 17:49 in Cartago.
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)
- [Santa Ana Airport (CRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/crc-cartago-santa-ana-airport/1ef266df-b4e9-66c2-ba60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)