# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Sao Tome (TMS)

> 5,372 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,372 km / 3,338 mi / 2,901 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 197° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → São Tomé and Príncipe
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 04:42 in Budapest, it's 02:42 in Sao Tome)
- **Elevation difference**: 462 ft (TMS 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

### [Sao Tome International Airport (TMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tms-sao-tome-sao-tome-international-airport/1ef266de-dd85-69c4-ae5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Tome, São Tomé and Príncipe
- ICAO: FPST
- Timezone: Africa/Sao_Tome
- Coordinates: 0.380000, 6.710000
- Elevation: 33 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 04:42 in Budapest, it's 02:42 in Sao Tome.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Tome International Airport (TMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tms-sao-tome-sao-tome-international-airport/1ef266de-dd85-69c4-ae5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)