# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Aktau (SCO)

> 2,488 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,488 km / 1,546 mi / 1,343 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 03:58 in Budapest, it's 06:58 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:58 in Budapest, it's 06:58 in Aktau.
The 3-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)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)