# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Punta del Este (PDP)

> 12,026 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,026 km / 7,473 mi / 6,494 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 21:42 in Bucharest, it's 15:42 in Punta del Este)
- **Elevation difference**: 219 ft (PDP is lower than OTP)

## Airports

### [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

### [Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport (PDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdp-punta-del-este-capitan-corbeta-ca-curbelo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce83-6cfe-bdb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Punta del Este, Uruguay
- ICAO: SULS
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.860000, -55.090000
- Elevation: 95 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:42 in Bucharest, it's 15:42 in Punta del Este.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport (PDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdp-punta-del-este-capitan-corbeta-ca-curbelo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce83-6cfe-bdb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)