# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)

> 15,532 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,532 km / 9,651 mi / 8,386 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 13:30 in Budapest, it's 21:30 in Melbourne Essendon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 213 ft (MEB is lower than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://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

### [Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/meb-melbourne-essendon-airport/1ef266e0-126f-6490-9add-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne Essendon Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMEN
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.730000, 144.900000
- Elevation: 282 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 13:30 in Budapest, it's 21:30 in Melbourne Essendon Airport.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/meb-melbourne-essendon-airport/1ef266e0-126f-6490-9add-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)