There are 3 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 from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STL - OTP
16h 22m$498–1,112Drive to Decatur Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)DEC - OTP
16h 16m$407–1,142Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ORD - OTP
18h 6m$519–1,228
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 fly which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Bucharest is to drive and fly which takes 16h 16m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between St. Louis and Bucharest is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from St. Louis to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 11:05 PM in St. Louis and 7:05 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5331+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
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
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–460
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
- 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
- $320–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
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
- $40–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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