Flights Frankfurt → Bucharest
FRA → OTP
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Bucharest?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 2h 14m. 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 Frankfurt and Bucharest, operating with a mix of aircraft including the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-300, and Airbus A318. The destination airport in Bucharest sees over seventeen million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Bucharest (OTP) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, Tarom. Across 55 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10/100 (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 Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Bucharest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest (OTP) heads east for about 1,451 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 14m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of FRA-OTP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Bucharest it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 55 tracked FRA-OTP flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
| Tarom (RO) | 56% | 30 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-OTP
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 2h 14m. 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 Frankfurt (FRA) -> Bucharest (OTP) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 55 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Bucharest is 0.00% across 55 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, Tarom.
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 Frankfurt-Bucharest route is about 1,451 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
