# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to La Ceiba (LCE)

> 9,885 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,885 km / 6,143 mi / 5,338 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 20:40 in Budapest, it's 12:40 in La Ceiba)
- **Elevation difference**: 446 ft (LCE 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

### [Goloson International Airport (LCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lce-la-ceiba-goloson-international-airport/1ef266df-5e09-6762-b487-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Ceiba, Honduras
- ICAO: MHLC
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.740000, -86.850000
- Elevation: 49 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 20:40 in Budapest, it's 12:40 in La Ceiba.
With a 8-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)
- [Goloson International Airport (LCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lce-la-ceiba-goloson-international-airport/1ef266df-5e09-6762-b487-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)