There are 3 ways to get from New York to Bucharest by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
11h 53m$389–828Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EWR - OTP
13h 37m$375–1,037Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PHL - OTP
15h 30m$548–1,656
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Bucharest is to fly which costs $380 - $850 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Bucharest is to fly which takes 11h 53m and costs $380 - $850.
The distance between New York and Bucharest is 7678 km.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from New York to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 9:30 PM in New York and 4:30 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5372+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
HiSky, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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