There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to Bucharest by plane, car, train, or shuttle
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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 12m$572–2,112Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane STL - BBU
18h 8m$476–1,706Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DEC - OTP
16h 19m$522–1,092Train 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$548–1,781Shuttle to Columbia Regional Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane COU - OTP
19h 25m$728–1,362Train 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 24m$539–1,183
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 drive and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Bucharest is to fly which takes 16h 12m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between St. Louis and Bucharest is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from St. Louis to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 8h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 2:00 PM in St. Louis and 10:00 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5407+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and two 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
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via London Heathrow, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Toronto, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Toronto, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Decatur Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
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
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- info@usaxonline.com
- Website
- usaxonline.com
Shuttle from St Louis International Airport to Jefferson City, Missouri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- https://usaxonline.com/
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