# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 2,858 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,858 km / 1,776 mi / 1,543 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:56 in Bucharest, it's 00:56 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,752 ft (RUH 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

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OERK
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.960000, 46.700000
- Elevation: 2,049 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)