Flights Barcelona → Bucharest
BCN → OTP
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Bucharest?
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Barcelona, where the airport opened in 1916, with Bucharest. The destination city's airport sees over seventeen million passengers annually, making it a significant travel hub for Eastern Europe. Flights on this route are operated using Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.
The Barcelona (BCN) → Bucharest (OTP) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Tarom, Vueling Airlines, Wizz Air. Across 16 flights monitored in recent months, 20% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 66 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.25%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bucharest the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Bucharest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to Bucharest (OTP) heads east for about 1,982 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 54m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 69% of BCN-OTP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Bucharest it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 16 tracked BCN-OTP flights, 20% left on time with an average delay of 66 min and a 6.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 80% | 36 min | 0.0% |
| Wizz Air (W6) | 79% | 31 min | 0.0% |
| Tarom (RO) | 56% | 30 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BCN-OTP
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> Bucharest (OTP) route, on-time performance is 20% with an average delay of 66 minutes, based on 16 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-Bucharest is 6.25% across 16 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Iberia Airlines, Tarom, Vueling Airlines, Wizz Air.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Bucharest, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Barcelona-Bucharest route is about 1,982 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
