Istanbul (IST) – Bucharest (OTP)
- Distance
- 424 km
- 264 mi · 229 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 20 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h / none
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 97 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (58 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 561,045
- 2024 · +4.3%
- Flights / week
- 69
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 707,092 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_tr), reported by the airport in Türkiye, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from IST
- 331°
- Heading from OTP
- 149°
- Halfway point
- 42.93, 27.45
- Great-circle km
- 424 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 1 h in January, none in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 41,119 |
| Feb 2024 | 40,777 |
| Mar 2024 | 42,548 |
| Apr 2024 | 45,622 |
| May 2024 | 49,721 |
| Jun 2024 | 43,491 |
| Jul 2024 | 49,351 |
| Aug 2024 | 52,586 |
| Sep 2024 | 51,731 |
| Oct 2024 | 51,547 |
| Nov 2024 | 48,040 |
| Dec 2024 | 44,512 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 303 |
| Feb 2024 | 282 |
| Mar 2024 | 313 |
| Apr 2024 | 285 |
| May 2024 | 312 |
| Jun 2024 | 306 |
| Jul 2024 | 292 |
| Aug 2024 | 294 |
| Sep 2024 | 296 |
| Oct 2024 | 292 |
| Nov 2024 | 305 |
| Dec 2024 | 309 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 424 km.
IST Istanbul → OTP Bucharest
EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
OTP Bucharest → IST Istanbul
EU261€250 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 Istanbul and Bucharest
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports · All Bucharest airports