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OTP to MEB: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
9,294 mi
14,957 km · 8,076 nm
18h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,294 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, 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 MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from MEB?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Melbourne (MEB) is 9,294 miles (14,957 km, 8,076 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 41m 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 Melbourne?
Melbourne is 7 hours ahead of Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to MEB?
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