# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Kars (KSY)

> 2,046 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,046 km / 1,271 mi / 1,105 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 12:18 in Budapest, it's 13:18 in Kars)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,394 ft (KSY 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

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 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 12:18 in Budapest, it's 13:18 in Kars.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)