✈ OTP → JFK
9H 50M. BUCHAREST TO NEW YORK. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Bucharest to New York
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Bucharest to New York?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to New York (JFK) takes about 9 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,742 miles (7,631 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,742 mi
7,631 km · great-circle
Avg speed
776 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.