Dubai (DXB) – Bucharest (OTP)
- Distance
- 3,395 km
- 2,110 mi · 1,833 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 50 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 427 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (252 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 296,968
- 2024 · +26.6%
- Flights / week
- 41
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 375,381 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_ro), reported by the airport in Romania, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DXB
- 317°
- Heading from OTP
- 119°
- Halfway point
- 35.80, 42.51
- Great-circle km
- 3,394 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 29,988 |
| Feb 2024 | 31,157 |
| Mar 2024 | 30,551 |
| Apr 2024 | 27,684 |
| May 2024 | 22,750 |
| Jun 2024 | 17,304 |
| Jul 2024 | 15,537 |
| Aug 2024 | 17,740 |
| Sep 2024 | 19,354 |
| Oct 2024 | 25,656 |
| Nov 2024 | 28,831 |
| Dec 2024 | 30,416 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 226 |
| Feb 2024 | 215 |
| Mar 2024 | 228 |
| Apr 2024 | 193 |
| May 2024 | 181 |
| Jun 2024 | 128 |
| Jul 2024 | 97 |
| Aug 2024 | 98 |
| Sep 2024 | 121 |
| Oct 2024 | 166 |
| Nov 2024 | 222 |
| Dec 2024 | 231 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 3,394 km.
DXB Dubai → OTP Bucharest
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
OTP Bucharest → DXB Dubai
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Dubai and Bucharest
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports · All Bucharest airports