# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Chennai (MAA)

> 6,774 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,774 km / 4,209 mi / 3,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 16:38 in Budapest, it's 20:08 in Chennai)
- **Elevation difference**: 443 ft (MAA 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

### [Chennai International Airport (MAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maa-chennai-chennai-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e7-672a-9425-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chennai, India
- ICAO: VOMM
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 12.990000, 80.170000
- Elevation: 52 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 16:38 in Budapest, it's 20:08 in Chennai.
The 3.5-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)
- [Chennai International Airport (MAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maa-chennai-chennai-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e7-672a-9425-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)