Distance from Washington to Bucharest

The distance between Washington, United States and Bucharest, Romania is 7,998 kilometers (4,970 miles).

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Bucharest, București, Romania

From Washington to Bucharest, the straight-line distance is 7,998 kilometers, heading northeast. Washington is at only 6 meters above sea level, while Bucharest is at 83 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8951° N 77.0364° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
Bucharest, Romania

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Bucharest

Coordinates: 44.4323° N 26.1063° E

Elevation: 83 m (272 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)
  • Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP)
  • Ruse Airport (ROU)
  • Silistra Polkovnik Lambrinovo Airfield (SLS)
  • Targovishte Bukhovtsi Airport (TGV)

Other distances from Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 329 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,700 km
From Washington to Chicago 958 km
From Washington to Houston 1,962 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,189 km

Other distances from Bucharest

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca 325 km
From Bucharest to Craiova 184 km
From Bucharest to Braşov 141 km
From Bucharest to Brăila 175 km
From Bucharest to Oradea 436 km

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Beijing, China Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 7,999 km
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Manhattan, United States Honolulu, United States 7,996 km
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