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BBU to WAW: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport) → Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport)
579 mi
932 km · 503 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
579 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
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 WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBU from WAW?
The flight distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Warsaw (WAW) is 579 miles (932 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBU to WAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 time difference between Bucharest and Warsaw?
Warsaw is 1 hour behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBU to WAW?
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