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BBU to TLV: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport) → Tel-aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport)
985 mi
1,584 km · 856 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
985 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TLV — Ben Gurion International Airport · Tel-aviv, Israel
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 TLV
- SDV · Sde Dov Airport9 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport51 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport56 mi away
- MTZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBU from TLV?
The flight distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Tel-aviv (TLV) is 985 miles (1,584 km, 856 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBU to TLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 TLV?
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