ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
VIE to BRUBelgium
Brussels
$78
usually $190
−59%
Most monthly lows $139–$201. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).
Flights · VIE → OTP
Vienna to Bucharest
Best fare, round trip
$77
−33%
below its usual $115
you keep $38
GreatFound
- Depart
- Tue 3 Nov
- Return
- Thu 5 Nov
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 1.5h
- Airline
Ryanair
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $96 and $142. The drop beats 82% of measured fares on the board, over 5 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
RomaniaBucharestBelle-époque villas next to communist concrete, and the cheapest capital in the European Union.Best windowMay–Jun · Sep–OctAirportsHenri Coandă (OTP)Every route into BucharestFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in November around $77 and peak in August near $169, 119% dearer, across the 5 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ryanair nonstop and takes about 1.5 hours outbound, on a 2-night trip. At $77 for 846 km each way, that works out to about $46 per 1,000 km flown. That is about the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. It is also the 2nd cheapest of the 8 routes of similar length we watch out of Vienna. The best time to be in Bucharest: May–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 3 Nov, $77
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 19% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $146 then versus $174 now, across 19 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $60, on 8 Sep.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Monday 19 October: $166, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $229, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $181, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Friday 23 October: $259, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $277, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $298, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $182, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $135, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Thursday 29 October: $133, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $198, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $162, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2Tuesday 3 November: $77, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.4Thursday 5 November: $81, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $113, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $90, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.891011121314151617181920212223242526Friday 27 November: $119, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.282930
December 2026
1234567891011121314151617Friday 18 December: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $151, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $190, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 22 December: $142, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 23 December: $180, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24252627Monday 28 December: $199, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.293031
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CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 75 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $77
33% below the $115 typical fare
$114Oct, around the usual price. Compare October fares.$77Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$142Dec, above the usual price. Compare December fares.$96Feb ’27, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$169Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Vienna to Bucharest, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Schwechat (VIE) ↔ Henri Coandă (OTP)
- Flight time
- ≈1.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈846 km each way
- Typical price
- $115 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ryanair
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- May–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
VIE → OTP, answered.
Is $77 a good price for Vienna to Bucharest?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $115 round-trip. At $77 you're 33% below that, which we rate great for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Vienna to Bucharest?
Across 5 months of cached-fare history, Nov comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Bucharest are May–Jun · Sep–Oct — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book VIE → Bucharest?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 5 months of cached fares, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Vienna to Bucharest?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Ryanair). The outbound leg runs around 1.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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