# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Houston (DWH)

> 9,220 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,220 km / 5,729 mi / 4,978 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:21 in Budapest, it's 13:21 in Houston)
- **Elevation difference**: 343 ft (DWH 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

### [David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwh-houston-david-wayne-hooks-memorial-airport/1ef266df-181b-6eb2-a05f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houston, United States
- ICAO: KDWH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.060000, -95.550000
- Elevation: 152 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 20:21 in Budapest, it's 13:21 in Houston.
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)
- [David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwh-houston-david-wayne-hooks-memorial-airport/1ef266df-181b-6eb2-a05f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)