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ESB to BBU: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport)
464 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
- BBU — Băneasa 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 ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESB from BBU?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Bucharest (BBU) is 464 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to BBU?
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 cheapest way to fly from ESB to BBU?
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