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OTP to IST: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
265 mi
426 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- IST — Istanbul Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
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 IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from IST?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) is 265 miles (426 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 OTP to IST?
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