There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Bucharest by plane, car, 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STL - OTP
16h 42m$538–1,512Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DEC - OTP
16h 12m$397–1,092Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORD - OTP
18h 11m$504–1,418Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane STL - BBU
19h 8m$436–1,706Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SPI - OTP
19h 25m$403–1,116
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Bucharest is to drive and fly which takes 16h 12m and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between St. Louis and Bucharest is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from St. Louis to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 5:07 PM in St. Louis and 1:07 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5329+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via London Heathrow, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Orlando, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Montreal, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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