# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Nicoya/Guanacate (NCT)

> 10,259 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,259 km / 6,374 mi / 5,539 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:19 in Budapest, it's 07:19 in Nicoya/Guanacate)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (NCT 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

### [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nicoya/Guanacate, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRNC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.140000, -85.450000
- Elevation: 365 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 15:19 in Budapest, it's 07:19 in Nicoya/Guanacate.
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)
- [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)