# Distance from Leipzig (LEJ) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 1,279 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,279 km / 795 mi / 691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Romania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 15:07 in Leipzig, it's 16:07 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 151 ft (OTP is lower than LEJ)

## Airports

### [Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lej-leipzig-leipzig-halle-airport/1ef266de-bb02-6ea6-8518-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leipzig, Germany
- ICAO: EDDP
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.430000, 12.240000
- Elevation: 465 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:07 in Leipzig, it's 16:07 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lej-leipzig-leipzig-halle-airport/1ef266de-bb02-6ea6-8518-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
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