✈ SCL → OTP
16H 16M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Santiago to Bucharest
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe
How long is the flight from Santiago to Bucharest?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 16 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,099 miles (13,034 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,099 mi
13,034 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.