# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 5,511 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,511 km / 3,425 mi / 2,976 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 03:11 in Bucharest, it's 05:56 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,093 ft (KTM is higher than BBU)

## Airports

### [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LRBS
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 297 ft

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kathmandu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.700000, 85.360000
- Elevation: 4,390 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:11 in Bucharest, it's 05:56 in Kathmandu.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)