Flights Vienna → Bucharest
VIE → OTP
How long is the flight from Vienna to Bucharest?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 1h 27m. 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 Vienna to Bucharest, operating with a mix of aircraft including the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Fokker 100, Airbus A321, Airbus A318, and Boeing 737-300. The destination airport in Bucharest sees over seventeen million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
The Vienna (VIE) → Bucharest (OTP) route is operated by Austrian Airlines, Tarom. Across 60 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (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 Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Bucharest: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Bucharest (OTP) heads south-east for about 830 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of VIE-OTP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Bucharest it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 60 tracked VIE-OTP flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
| Tarom (RO) | 56% | 30 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-OTP
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 1h 27m. 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 Vienna (VIE) -> Bucharest (OTP) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 60 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Bucharest is 0.00% across 60 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Austrian Airlines, 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 Vienna-Bucharest route is about 830 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.
