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OTP to ZRH: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Zurich (Zürich Airport)
863 mi
1,389 km · 750 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
863 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZRH — Zürich Airport · Zurich, Switzerland
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 ZRH
- EML · Emmen Air Base28 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport35 mi away
- BXO · Buochs Airport35 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from ZRH?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Zurich (ZRH) is 863 miles (1,389 km, 750 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to ZRH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 21m 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 ZRH?
Nonstop service on OTP–ZRH 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Zurich?
Zurich is 1 hour behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to ZRH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OTP–ZRH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OTP to ZRH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OTP–ZRH 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.