# Distance from Lugano (LUG) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 1,352 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,352 km / 840 mi / 730 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Romania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:11 in Lugano, it's 02:11 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 601 ft (OTP is lower than LUG)

## Airports

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 01:11 in Lugano, it's 02:11 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-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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