Budapest (BUD) – Dubai (DXB)
- Distance
- 4,012 km
- 2,493 mi · 2,166 nm
- Flight time
- 5 h 30 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 3 h / 2 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 469 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (278 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 382,692
- 2024 · +8.6%
- Flights / week
- 36
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 480,671 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_hu), reported by the airport in Hungary, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BUD
- 115°
- Heading from DXB
- 317°
- Halfway point
- 37.72, 40.00
- Great-circle km
- 4,009 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 3 h in January, 2 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 5 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 36,134 |
| Feb 2024 | 35,996 |
| Mar 2024 | 36,328 |
| Apr 2024 | 30,934 |
| May 2024 | 28,678 |
| Jun 2024 | 26,616 |
| Jul 2024 | 31,061 |
| Aug 2024 | 30,850 |
| Sep 2024 | 28,009 |
| Oct 2024 | 31,871 |
| Nov 2024 | 32,686 |
| Dec 2024 | 33,529 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 167 |
| Feb 2024 | 158 |
| Mar 2024 | 167 |
| Apr 2024 | 140 |
| May 2024 | 152 |
| Jun 2024 | 145 |
| Jul 2024 | 151 |
| Aug 2024 | 148 |
| Sep 2024 | 145 |
| Oct 2024 | 153 |
| Nov 2024 | 163 |
| Dec 2024 | 168 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 4,009 km.
BUD Budapest → DXB Dubai
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
DXB Dubai → BUD Budapest
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Budapest and Dubai
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports