# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Lukla (LUA)

> 6,130 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,130 km / 3,809 mi / 3,310 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 06:03 in Budapest, it's 09:48 in Lukla)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,885 ft (LUA 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

### [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lukla, Nepal
- ICAO: VNLK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.690000, 86.730000
- Elevation: 9,380 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 06:03 in Budapest, it's 09:48 in Lukla.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)