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Flights from Bucharest to Reading

from lei 87 one way · found Oct 28

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Bucharest, Romania to Reading, United Kingdom

This is an international flight: Bucharest (Romania) to Reading (United Kingdom). Reading is a city of about 318,000 people.

The antipode of Reading

The far side of the Earth from Reading is deep ocean at 51.5°S 179.0°E. The nearest inhabited place to it, Dunedin, New Zealand, lies 881 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Reading.

Distance
2,148 km1,334 miles
Flight time
about 3 h 45 minnon-stop, plus about 36 min on the ground
Direct flights
Yes6 airlines
Arrival airport
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)36 km from Reading
Time difference
−2 hReading behind Bucharest

Are there direct flights from Bucharest to Reading?

Reading has no airport of its own, so the flight ends at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 36 km short of the town.

Yes, and this is a well served route: 6 airlines fly from Bucharest to Reading without a stop.

Bucharest to Reading flight time

Reading is 2,148 km (1,334 miles) from Bucharest in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading north-west. Reading sits 7° further from the equator than Bucharest. A non-stop flight is in the air about 3 h 45 min. Leave at 12:00 and the wheels are down around 13:45 by the clocks waiting for you. Counting check-in and the ride to town, it is a full travel day.

Time difference between Bucharest and Reading

Reading runs 2 hours behind Bucharest all year round. When it is 12:00 in Bucharest, clocks in Reading show 10:00. A few hours back usually mean waking early for a day or two.

Cheapest month to fly from Bucharest to Reading

The cheapest month is December, from lei 87, found Oct 28.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026too little data
November 2026lei 192
December 2026lei 87
January 2027lei 178
February 2027no data
March 2027no data
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027lei 274
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

Fares swing a lot through the year on this route: December is 68 % cheaper than July 2027, so the month you fly in makes a real difference to the price.

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 28 to Oct 29. Where it says too little data, the fare found was more than three times the usual level for this route, most likely from a handful of searches, so we leave it out.

Airports in Bucharest and Reading

Bucharest

  • OTPBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport16 km from Bucharest

Reading

  • LHRLondon Heathrow Airport36 km from Reading
  • LGWLondon Gatwick Airport65 km from Reading
  • STNStansted Airport98 km from Reading
  • LTNLondon Luton Airport62 km from Reading
  • LCYLondon City Airport71 km from Reading
  • SENLondon Southend Airport116 km from Reading

How to get from London airport to Reading

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 36 km from Reading. Getting from the airport by taxi or transfer takes about 36 min and costs about lei 86 (estimate).

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