# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Sanming (SQJ)

> 8,480 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,480 km / 5,269 mi / 4,579 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 08:22 in Budapest, it's 14:22 in Sanming)
- **Elevation difference**: 325 ft (SQJ 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

### [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanming, China
- ICAO: ZSSM
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 26.430000, 117.840000
- Elevation: 820 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 08:22 in Budapest, it's 14:22 in Sanming.
With a 6-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)
- [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)