# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Rukumkot (RUK)

> 5,722 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,722 km / 3,555 mi / 3,090 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 08:03 in Budapest, it's 11:48 in Rukumkot)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,005 ft (RUK 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

### [Rukumkot Airport (RUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruk-rukumkot-rukumkot-airport/1ef266df-f335-6afc-81a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rukumkot, Nepal
- ICAO: VNRK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.630000, 82.190000
- Elevation: 2,500 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 08:03 in Budapest, it's 11:48 in Rukumkot.
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)
- [Rukumkot Airport (RUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruk-rukumkot-rukumkot-airport/1ef266df-f335-6afc-81a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)