LHR → OTPLondon to Bucharest

live

Direct flights from London (LHR) to Bucharest (OTP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 15 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,104 km, an estimated 3 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Bucharest. Updated 18 October 2026 at 15:22 UTC.

Today, LHR → OTP

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 08:40 BA874British Left 09:02 +22 Landed 13:54 −6
  2. 19:05 BA878British Airways On schedule ·

Checked LHR board 16:22 · OTP board 15:33

LHR London heavy · +33
OTP Bucharest smooth · +0
2,104 km · ~3h 12m est.
dep bank 08:40–20:057x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 15 operated LHR → OTP flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 15 operated legs
Flight time~3h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA80% on time

Flights BA874 varies daily · BA878 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18BA874dep +22 → arr−6
10-17BA874dep +15 → arr−27
10-17BA878departed+19
10-16BA874dep +23 → arr−18
10-16BA878dep +23 → arr−7
10-15BA874dep +45 → arr−3
10-15BA878dep +35 → arr−2
10-14BA874dep +16 → arr−18
10-14BA878dep +16 → arr−16
10-13BA874dep +39 → arr−10
10-13BA878dep +27 → arr−18
10-12BA874dep +10 → arr−32
10-12BA878dep +135 → arr+100
10-11BA874dep +71 → arr+25
10-11BA878dep +44 → arr−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LHRLondon +33 min heavy 🌤 clear · N 7 kt Full LHR delay board →
OTPBucharest +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 9 kt Full OTP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LHR and OTP: 29% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Bucharest route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LHR to OTP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search — London (LHR) to Bucharest (OTP) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LHR-OTP
How we measure this →

LHR to OTP questions

Is LHR–OTP running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LHR to OTP?

Great-circle distance is 2,104 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 179–210 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LHR–OTP fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LHR and arrival-side delay at OTP, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.