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OTP to ZMG: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Magdeburg (Magdeburg "City" Airport)
840 mi
1,352 km · 730 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
840 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- ZMG — Magdeburg "City" Airport · Magdeburg, 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 ZMG
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport28 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport48 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from ZMG?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Magdeburg (ZMG) is 840 miles (1,352 km, 730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to ZMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 ZMG?
Nonstop service on OTP–ZMG 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 2h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Magdeburg?
Magdeburg is 1 hour behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to ZMG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OTP–ZMG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OTP to ZMG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OTP–ZMG 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.