# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)

> 8,264 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,264 km / 5,135 mi / 4,462 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 176° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 16:55 in Bucharest, it's 15:55 in Pietermaritzburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,109 ft (PZB is higher 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

### [Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pzb-pietermaritzburg-pietermaritzburg-airport/1ef266de-d3ef-6018-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPM
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -29.650000, 30.400000
- Elevation: 2,423 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 16:55 in Bucharest, it's 15:55 in Pietermaritzburg.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pzb-pietermaritzburg-pietermaritzburg-airport/1ef266de-d3ef-6018-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)