# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Freetown (HGS)

> 5,307 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,307 km / 3,298 mi / 2,866 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 23:11 in Budapest, it's 21:11 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 435 ft (HGS 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

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 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 23:11 in Budapest, it's 21:11 in Freetown.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)