✈ OTP → LAX

13H 21M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,572 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
13h 21m
Distance
6,572 mi
Or
10,577 km
Jet lag
10h

Flight from Bucharest to Los Angeles

From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Bucharest to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 13 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,572 miles (10,577 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 21m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,572 mi

10,577 km · great-circle

Avg speed

793 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bucharest timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Bucharest

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-10h

10 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1565 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1809 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 434 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.