Bucharest (OTP) – London (STN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,073 km
1,288 mi · 1,119 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
260 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (154 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
443,896
2024 · +3.5%
Flights / week
49
Both directions, average
Seats filled
92%
482,198 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 OTP to STNOTPSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from OTP
302°
Heading from STN
103°
Halfway point
48.96, 14.11
Great-circle km
2,067 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 2 h behind Bucharest

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: November 2024: 38,879 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov38.9KDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202436,908
Feb 202434,478
Mar 202437,060
Apr 202436,683
May 202438,132
Jun 202437,563
Jul 202435,338
Aug 202437,912
Sep 202435,024
Oct 202438,518
Nov 202438,879
Dec 202437,401
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 231 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec231
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Month Flights
Jan 2024218
Feb 2024198
Mar 2024214
Apr 2024204
May 2024212
Jun 2024208
Jul 2024202
Aug 2024210
Sep 2024197
Oct 2024214
Nov 2024225
Dec 2024231

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,067 km.

OTP Bucharest → STN 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.

STN 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.

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 Bucharest and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
OTP2,1102,0852,0732,1132,0762,034
BBU2,1142,0892,0772,1172,0802,038

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

More routes from OTP

Route Distance Passengers / year
OTP → IST424 km 561,045
OTP → BGY1,293 km 552,346
OTP → LTN2,113 km 520,286
OTP → VIE832 km 515,181
OTP → AMS1,788 km 470,960
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

More routes from STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342

Questions

Bucharest (OTP) and London (STN) are 2,073 km (1,288 miles, 1,119 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.