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OTP to ESS: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
999 mi
1,608 km · 868 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
999 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, 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 ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from ESS?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Essen (ESS) is 999 miles (1,608 km, 868 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 Essen?
Essen is 1 hour behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to ESS?
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