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BUD to OTP: distance & flight time
Budapest (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) → Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)
382 mi
615 km · 332 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
382 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUD — Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest, Hungary
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUD
- SLD · Sliač Airport84 mi away
- TZR · Taszár Air Base96 mi away
- PZY · Piešťany Airport106 mi away
- BTS · M. R. Štefánik Airport108 mi away
Near OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUD from OTP?
The flight distance from Budapest (BUD) to Bucharest (OTP) is 382 miles (615 km, 332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUD to OTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Budapest and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Budapest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUD to OTP?
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