# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Queenstown (ZQN)

> 17,667 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,667 km / 10,978 mi / 9,540 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 08:33 in Budapest, it's 18:33 in Queenstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 676 ft (ZQN 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

### [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Queenstown, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZQN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -45.020000, 168.740000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 08:33 in Budapest, it's 18:33 in Queenstown.
With a 10-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)
- [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)