--- title: "Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) flights: who flies it" description: "Turkish Airlines, Tarom and Animawings fly nonstop from OTP to IST, about 42 flights a week, covering 284 miles. See award seats by date on 2LNR, the next 14 days free." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/routes/otp-ist" url: "https://2lnr.com/routes/otp-ist.md" date_modified: "2026-10-18T05:10:47Z" --- # Bucharest to Istanbul (OTP-IST): nonstop flights and award space Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and Animawings fly nonstop between Bucharest (OTP) and Istanbul (IST), roughly 42 times a week. The timetable below shows the nonstop scheduled at 50 minutes to 1h 50m for the 284 miles. 2LNR tracks award seats on Turkish Airlines across every OTP to IST date, so you can see whether a seat exists before you move points. Schedule last confirmed October 18, 2026. Departure times come from 2LNR's schedule data; confirm with the airline before you book. Updated October 23, 2026. See OTP to IST on the interactive map [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) 42 Flights a week, 4-week average 50 minutes to 1h 50m Scheduled flight time 284 mi Nonstop distance Free To get started ## Bucharest to Istanbul flight schedule Scheduled nonstop departures for OTP to IST starting October 23, 2026, last checked against our schedule feed on October 18, 2026. Airlines retime and cancel flights, so confirm with the airline before you book. Scheduled nonstop departures from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) | Date | Flight | Airline | Departs OTP | Arrives IST | Duration | Aircraft | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Fri, Oct 23 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 09:30 | 11:05 | 1h 35m | [Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a321neo.md) | | Fri, Oct 23 | A2 724 | Animawings | 10:05 | 11:25 | 1h 20m | Airbus A220-300 | | Fri, Oct 23 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:55 | 17:25 | 1h 30m | [Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a330-300.md) | | Fri, Oct 23 | RO 265 | Tarom | 21:20 | 22:35 | 1h 15m | [Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/737-800.md) | | Fri, Oct 23 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:35 | 23:05 | 1h 30m | [Airbus A330-200](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a330-200.md) | | Sat, Oct 24 | RO 261 | Tarom | 07:35 | 09:25 | 1h 50m | [ATR 72](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/atr-72.md) | | Sat, Oct 24 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 09:30 | 11:05 | 1h 35m | [Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/787-9.md) | | Sat, Oct 24 | TK 1042 | Turkish Airlines | 12:05 | 13:35 | 1h 30m | Airbus A321neo family | | Sat, Oct 24 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:55 | 17:25 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-300 | | Sat, Oct 24 | RO 265 | Tarom | 21:10 | 22:25 | 1h 15m | Boeing 737-800 | | Sat, Oct 24 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:45 | 23:05 | 1h 20m | Airbus A330-300 | | Sun, Oct 25 | RO 261 | Tarom | 08:00 | 10:50 | 1h 50m | ATR 72 | | Sun, Oct 25 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 10:00 | 12:30 | 1h 30m | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | | Sun, Oct 25 | A2 724 | Animawings | 10:10 | 12:30 | 1h 20m | Airbus A220-300 | | Sun, Oct 25 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:40 | 18:10 | 1h 30m | [Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/777-300er.md) | | Sun, Oct 25 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:45 | 00:15 | 1h 30m | [Airbus A350-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a350-900.md) | | Mon, Oct 26 | RO 261 | Tarom | 08:00 | 10:50 | 1h 50m | ATR 72 | | Mon, Oct 26 | A2 724 | Animawings | 10:10 | 12:30 | 1h 20m | Airbus A220-300 | | Mon, Oct 26 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 10:10 | 12:40 | 1h 30m | Airbus A350-900 | | Mon, Oct 26 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:35 | 18:05 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-300 | | Mon, Oct 26 | RO 263 | Tarom | 16:20 | 19:10 | 1h 50m | ATR 72 | | Mon, Oct 26 | RO 265 | Tarom | 20:35 | 22:25 | 50 minutes | ATR 72 | | Mon, Oct 26 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:35 | 00:05 | 1h 30m | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | | Tue, Oct 27 | RO 261 | Tarom | 08:35 | 10:50 | 1h 15m | [Boeing 737-700](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/737-700.md) | | Tue, Oct 27 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 10:10 | 12:40 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-200 | | Tue, Oct 27 | TK 1042 | Turkish Airlines | 12:45 | 15:20 | 1h 35m | [Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a321.md) | | Tue, Oct 27 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:35 | 18:05 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-200 | | Tue, Oct 27 | RO 265 | Tarom | 20:35 | 22:25 | 50 minutes | ATR 72 | | Tue, Oct 27 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:35 | 00:05 | 1h 30m | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | | Wed, Oct 28 | RO 261 | Tarom | 08:00 | 10:50 | 1h 50m | ATR 72 | | Wed, Oct 28 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 10:00 | 12:30 | 1h 30m | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | | Wed, Oct 28 | A2 724 | Animawings | 10:10 | 12:30 | 1h 20m | Airbus A220-300 | | Wed, Oct 28 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:35 | 18:05 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-200 | | Wed, Oct 28 | RO 265 | Tarom | 20:35 | 22:25 | 50 minutes | ATR 72 | | Wed, Oct 28 | TK 1046 | Turkish Airlines | 21:35 | 00:05 | 1h 30m | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | | Thu, Oct 29 | RO 261 | Tarom | 08:35 | 10:50 | 1h 15m | Boeing 737-800 | | Thu, Oct 29 | TK 1044 | Turkish Airlines | 10:00 | 12:30 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-200 | | Thu, Oct 29 | A2 724 | Animawings | 10:10 | 12:30 | 1h 20m | Airbus A220-300 | | Thu, Oct 29 | TK 1042 | Turkish Airlines | 12:45 | 15:20 | 1h 35m | Airbus A321 | | Thu, Oct 29 | TK 1040 | Turkish Airlines | 15:35 | 18:05 | 1h 30m | Airbus A330-200 | Showing the first 40 of 42 scheduled OTP to IST departures across 7 days with service, starting October 23, 2026. Every remaining date is on the interactive map. Departure and arrival times are local at their own airport, so an arrival can fall on a different local date than the departure; the duration column is the true elapsed flying time. A dash means the airline hasn't filed that value in the schedule data we hold. Aircraft are the equipment the airline filed, named where the code pins down one type and shown as the family or the bare code where it doesn't. Swaps can happen up to departure. See every OTP to IST date on the interactive map ## Aircraft on the Bucharest to Istanbul nonstop In the schedule table on this page, Turkish Airlines flies the [Airbus A330-200](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a330-200.md), the [Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/787-9.md), the [Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a330-300.md), the [Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a321neo.md), the [Airbus A350-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a350-900.md), the [Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/a321.md), and the [Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk/777-300er.md), and Tarom flies the [ATR 72](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/atr-72.md), the [Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/737-800.md), and the [Boeing 737-700](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro/737-700.md). The Aircraft column has the rest. Each linked aircraft page shows where that airline schedules it. Airlines can swap aircraft up to departure. ## Award seats on OTP to IST departures 2LNR tracks award seats on Turkish Airlines, date by date. Open the calendar for Bucharest to Istanbul to see whether a seat exists before you move points, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. Turkish Airlines award space was open on 6 of the 14 Bucharest to Istanbul departure dates from October 19 to November 1 that 2LNR checked in the 7 days to October 19, 2026. ### See real availability Award seats by date on the OTP to IST departures 2LNR tracks, checked against live inventory so you know what's open before you book. ### Set an alert Premium inventory turns over fast. Watch this route on Pro and 2LNR notifies you when space appears on a date you're tracking. ### Plan on the map See OTP to IST on the interactive route map, with schedules, connections, and route statistics. ## Airlines flying Bucharest to Istanbul nonstop Carriers operating OTP to IST nonstop in the current schedule. Where 2LNR tracks the carrier, its departures show award space by date. - [Turkish Airlines (TK) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/tk.md)\ [The aircraft TK flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/tk.md) - [Tarom (RO) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ro.md)\ [The aircraft RO flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ro.md) - Animawings (A2) See OTP to IST on the interactive map → ## Frequently asked questions about OTP to IST **How long is the flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST)?** Scheduled flight times from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) run from 50 minutes to 1h 50m across the departures in the schedule table on this page. The nonstop covers about 284 miles, and airlines adjust scheduled times by season, so confirm with the airline before you book. **Which airlines fly nonstop from OTP to IST?** Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and Animawings fly OTP to IST nonstop. 2LNR tracks award seats on Turkish Airlines. **How many flights a week are there from OTP to IST?** About 42 nonstop flights a week run between Bucharest (OTP) and Istanbul (IST) in the current schedule, operated by Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and Animawings. Frequency shifts by season, and the schedule table on this page shows what is scheduled next. **What time do flights from OTP to IST depart?** Scheduled OTP to IST nonstops in the next 7 days with service leave between 07:35 and 21:45, local time at Bucharest. The schedule table on this page lists every departure by date, with its arrival time and aircraft. **Which flights operate OTP to IST nonstop?** In the schedule table on this page, OTP to IST nonstops fly as TK 1040, TK 1042, TK 1044, and TK 1046 on Turkish Airlines; RO 261, RO 263, and RO 265 on Tarom; and A2 724 on Animawings. The table lists each departure by date with its times and aircraft. **How do I check award availability on OTP to IST?** Open the OTP to IST route on the interactive map or the matrix to see award seats by date on Turkish Airlines, the next 14 days free and the full horizon on Pro. On Pro you can also set an alert on the route and 2LNR notifies you when space opens. Flying the other way? See [IST to OTP nonstop flights and award space](https://2lnr.com/routes/ist-otp.md). Award seats rather than schedules? See [Turkish Airlines award availability](https://2lnr.com/awards/tk.md). Looking beyond this route? See [every route from Bucharest (OTP)](https://2lnr.com/routes/otp.md), or [every route from Istanbul (IST)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ist.md). Nonstops to Istanbul (IST) from other airports within 150 miles of Bucharest (OTP): - [Constanța (CND) to Istanbul (IST)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cnd-ist.md), 120 miles from OTP - [Varna (VAR) to Istanbul (IST)](https://2lnr.com/routes/var-ist.md), 127 miles from OTP Nonstops from Bucharest (OTP) to other airports within 150 miles of Istanbul (IST): - [Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (SAW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/otp-saw.md), 26 miles from IST Distances are great-circle between the airports, not driving distance. - [How to plan an upgrade by route](https://2lnr.com/guides/upgrade-strategy.md) - [How to read award availability by date](https://2lnr.com/guides/award-availability.md) ## See OTP to IST award space by date See what's open by date on this route, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. 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