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OTP to CGN: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)
978 mi
1,574 km · 850 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
978 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
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 CGN
- BNJ · Bonn-Hangelar Airport7 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport34 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport37 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from CGN?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Cologne (CGN) is 978 miles (1,574 km, 850 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to CGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 Cologne?
Cologne is 1 hour behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to CGN?
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