There are 9 ways to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) by plane, bus, train, bus and ferry, car, car train or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from London Heathrow • 3h 15m
Cheapest option
Fly from London Stansted • 7h 5m
7 alternative options
Bus to London Luton, fly • 6h 10m
Train to London Gatwick, fly • 6h 30m
Train to Birmingham, fly • 7h 24m
Bus • 32h 20m
Bus and ferry • 43h 13m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 24h 54m
Drive, car ferry • 26h 1m
London Heathrow (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) is to bus and ferry, which costs £60 - £95 and takes 43h 13m.
The quickest way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) is to fly which costs £75 - £380 and takes 3h 15m.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) is 2103 km.
The best way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) without a car is to bus which takes 32h 20m and costs £120 - £160.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), including transfers and time at the airport.
The best way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £75 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £160 and takes 32h 20m.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 15m.
Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) is 2h ahead of London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is currently 4:01 PM in London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and 6:01 PM in Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP).
Tarom, British Airways, Swiss and four other airlines offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni Airport.
There are 2043+ hotels available in Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP). Prices start at $20 USD per night.

- Distance: 2102.8 km
- Duration: 3h 15m
What companies run services between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), England and Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP), Romania?
British Airways, Tarom and eight other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) hourly. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from London Victoria to Bucharest twice a week. Tickets cost $147 and the journey takes 30h.

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29 - $750
Flights from London Stansted to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29 - $750
Flights from London Stansted to Bucharest Otopeni via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $29 - $750
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $470

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from London Gatwick to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $950
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,200
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,200

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,200
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,100

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,400
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200

- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Luton to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $330

- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from London Luton to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $410
Flights from London Gatwick to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $390
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $900

- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $800

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,000
Flights from Birmingham to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,200

- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $700

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $900

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $17 - $25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $25 - $35

- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45 - $140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $100 - $140

- Phone
- +44 333 311 0006
- contact.lnr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35 - $55

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/

- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $147
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro

- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus and ferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70 - $100
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro

- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31 - $34
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- $130 - $150
- On Foot
- $31 - $34
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