# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 4,120 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,120 km / 2,560 mi / 2,225 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 04:29 in Bucharest, it's 01:29 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 549 ft (TOM 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

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 04:29 in Bucharest, it's 01:29 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)