# Distance from Lukla (LUA) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 5,620 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,620 km / 3,492 mi / 3,035 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 10:22 in Lukla, it's 07:37 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,066 ft (OTP is lower than LUA)

## Airports

### [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lukla, Nepal
- ICAO: VNLK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.690000, 86.730000
- Elevation: 9,380 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 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 10:22 in Lukla, it's 07:37 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)