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 57m$538–1,612Drive 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 11m$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$530–1,858Fly 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
20h 6m$410–1,125
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 - $1,900 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Bucharest is to drive and fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between St. Louis and Bucharest is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from St. Louis to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 8:42 PM in St. Louis and 4:42 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5372+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, 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
- $480–1,800
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- 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 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- 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
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- 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
- $480–1,800
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
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
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
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
- $310–1,200
- 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
- $500–2,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
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
- $350–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
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
- 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
- $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, Friday, and Saturday
- 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 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- 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 to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- 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
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
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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