# Distance from Lyon (LYS) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 1,648 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,648 km / 1,024 mi / 890 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Romania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 05:04 in Lyon, it's 06:04 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 507 ft (OTP is lower than LYS)

## Airports

### [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lyon, France
- ICAO: LFLL
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.730000, 5.090000
- Elevation: 821 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:04 in Lyon, it's 06:04 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)