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DEB to OTP: distance & flight time
Debrecen (Debrecen International Airport) → Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)
294 mi
473 km · 256 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m 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
- DEB — Debrecen International Airport · Debrecen, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near DEB
- OMR · Oradea International Airport35 mi away
- SUJ · Satu Mare Airport61 mi away
- KSC · Košice Airport83 mi away
- UDJ · Uzhhorod International Airport85 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 DEB from OTP?
The flight distance from Debrecen (DEB) to Bucharest (OTP) is 294 miles (473 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DEB to OTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DEB to OTP?
Nonstop service on DEB–OTP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Debrecen and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Debrecen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DEB to OTP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DEB–OTP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DEB to OTP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DEB–OTP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.