✈ OTP → IST
1H 13M HOP. YOU'LL SPEND MORE TIME AT SECURITY.
Flight from Bucharest to Istanbul
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Bucharest to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 1 hour 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 265 miles (426 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
265 mi
426 km · great-circle
Avg speed
352 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.