# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Matamoros (MAM)

> 9,716 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,716 km / 6,037 mi / 5,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 02:30 in Budapest, it's 18:30 in Matamoros)
- **Elevation difference**: 470 ft (MAM 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

### [General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mam-matamoros-general-servando-canales-international-airport/1ef266df-61b8-60f2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matamoros, Mexico
- ICAO: MMMA
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 25.770000, -97.530000
- Elevation: 25 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 02:30 in Budapest, it's 18:30 in Matamoros.
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)
- [General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mam-matamoros-general-servando-canales-international-airport/1ef266df-61b8-60f2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)