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OTP to BWU: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
9,457 mi
15,220 km · 8,218 nm
19h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 1m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from BWU?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Sydney (BWU) is 9,457 miles (15,220 km, 8,218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 1m 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 OTP to BWU?
Nonstop service on OTP–BWU 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 19h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Sydney?
Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to BWU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OTP–BWU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OTP to BWU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OTP–BWU 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.