Flights Bucharest → London
OTP → STN
How long is the flight from Bucharest to London?
The flight from Bucharest (OTP) to London (STN) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates from Bucharest to London using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in London sees over twenty-three million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for air travel between these two cities.
The Bucharest (OTP) → London (STN) route is operated by Ryanair. Across 12 flights monitored in recent months, 55% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bucharest the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bucharest (OTP) to London (STN) heads north-west for about 2,067 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 0m.
Departures from Bucharest on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 50% of OTP-STN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bucharest the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 12 tracked OTP-STN flights, 55% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair (FR) | 80% | 32 min | 2.2% |
Airlines operating OTP-STN
Airports
Frequently asked questions about OTP-STN
The flight from Bucharest (OTP) to London (STN) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bucharest (OTP) -> London (STN) route, on-time performance is 55% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 12 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bucharest-London is 0.00% across 12 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Ryanair.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at London, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Bucharest-London route is about 2,067 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.
