✈ OTP → JFK

9H 50M. BUCHAREST TO NEW YORK. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
9h 50m
Distance
4,742 mi
Or
7,631 km
Jet lag
7h

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.

✈ Flight 1129 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1305 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 313 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.