London (LTN) – Bucharest (OTP)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,113 km
1,313 mi · 1,141 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
265 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (157 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
520,286
2024 · −5.5%
Flights / week
48
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
575,739 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

Great circle from LTN to OTPLTNOTP
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LTN
102°
Heading from OTP
302°
Halfway point
48.99, 13.83
Great-circle km
2,108 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 46,137 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug46.1KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202443,124
Feb 202441,775
Mar 202444,980
Apr 202443,206
May 202446,030
Jun 202443,477
Jul 202440,171
Aug 202446,137
Sep 202442,632
Oct 202445,788
Nov 202442,753
Dec 202440,213
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: January 2024: 227 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024227
Feb 2024198
Mar 2024215
Apr 2024205
May 2024215
Jun 2024200
Jul 2024204
Aug 2024214
Sep 2024206
Oct 2024210
Nov 2024199
Dec 2024217

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,108 km.

LTN London → OTP Bucharest

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

OTP Bucharest → LTN London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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 London and Bucharest

OTPBBU
LHR2,1102,114
LGW2,0852,089
STN2,0732,077
LTN2,1132,117
LCY2,0762,080
SEN2,0342,038

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports · All Bucharest airports

More routes from LTN

Route Distance Passengers / year
LTN → AMS355 km 568,697
LTN → WAW1,460 km 459,108
LTN → BUD1,496 km 453,274
LTN → DUB435 km 402,160
LTN → LIS1,607 km 393,900
LTN → AGP1,720 km 362,371
LTN → PMI1,391 km 358,898
LTN → CDG380 km 344,298
LTN → ALC1,511 km 335,169
LTN → GVA785 km 314,373

More routes from OTP

Route Distance Passengers / year
OTP → IST424 km 561,045
OTP → BGY1,293 km 552,346
OTP → VIE832 km 515,181
OTP → AMS1,788 km 470,960
OTP → STN2,073 km 443,896
OTP → TLV1,590 km 402,763
OTP → FRA1,454 km 391,436
OTP → CDG1,856 km 378,447
OTP → MAD2,466 km 368,507
OTP → ATH759 km 346,535

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London (LTN) and Bucharest (OTP) are 2,113 km (1,313 miles, 1,141 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.