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BBU to HBE: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport) → Alexandria (Borg El Arab International Airport)
959 mi
1,543 km · 833 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
959 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- HBE — Borg El Arab International Airport · Alexandria, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Near HBE
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport24 mi away
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport73 mi away
- CWE · Cairo West Airport91 mi away
- CAI · Cairo International Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBU from HBE?
The flight distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Alexandria (HBE) is 959 miles (1,543 km, 833 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBU to HBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBU to HBE?
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