Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP), also known as Otopeni Airport, serves Romania’s capital. It is a different airport from Bucharest Băneasa–Aurel Vlaicu. OTP has a railway connection to Bucharest North Station and city bus access, but your best choice depends on the hotel or railway connection you need. Search OTP flights on Traveloka and plan the final stage beyond the terminal.

Henri Coandă, Otopeni and OTP refer to the same airport

The Henri Coandă name and Otopeni name commonly appear together in airline and ground-transport information. Use OTP to match the correct airport in a booking. Bucharest Băneasa is separately named and operated, so a journey involving both airports needs a road transfer rather than a walk between terminals.

For travel from the Philippines, look at the complete itinerary into Bucharest. The last airport shown should be OTP if that is your intended arrival point. A general search for Bucharest can require a closer look at airport details, especially when comparing flights sold by different airlines.

The train goes to Gara de Nord

The airport train links Henri Coandă with Bucharest North Station, known locally as Gara de Nord. That destination is useful for an onward railway trip or a connection into the city transport network. It is not a direct delivery to every central hotel; determine the last leg from the station to your address.

The airport currently describes an approximately 20-minute train journey, with service throughout the day and night. Use the timetable for the departure you need rather than adding a fixed interval to your landing time. Baggage collection and the walk to the station come before the rail journey.

Finding the railway station during works

As of October 2026, the airport’s parking-modernisation notice directs passengers to reach the railway station through the ground floor of the Arrivals terminal. Follow the current graphic signs for the station. This access instruction is more useful than an older map that assumes every route through the parking area remains available.

If you have several bags or need mobility assistance, establish the route before leaving the arrivals area and ask staff about the accessible path. Railway station access and a city bus stop are different destinations; do not follow one simply because both are marked as public transport.

City buses have a changed airport stop

The airport lists bus 100 for the link with Bucharest’s city centre. Its current notice states that buses 100 and 442 use the Departures stop during works, with the Arrivals stop unavailable until the work is complete. As of October 2026, follow the temporary signs to Departures for these services.

Choose the bus by its destination and onward stops, rather than boarding whichever number appears first. The city-centre route and other airport-area routes serve different needs. Confirm the current fare and payment method before boarding, especially if arriving with only large banknotes.

A road transfer for your exact address

A taxi or reserved transfer can be convenient when you have luggage or your destination is awkward to reach from Gara de Nord or the city bus. Supply the address and arriving flight number when booking. Agree on the meeting point and how the provider handles a late arrival.

Do not equate the airport train’s advertised journey time with a road-transfer estimate. Traffic, destination and pickup arrangements change the door-to-door trip. For a return flight, work backward from check-in and include the journey to the correct departure area.

Connections, baggage and boarding at OTP

A flight connection requires the correct onward boarding process as well as enough time. Ask the airline whether bags are checked through and whether you need to enter Romania or complete another security check. The process can differ between a protected itinerary and flights bought separately.

If your connection involves another Bucharest airport, allow for baggage collection and a landside journey between them. For a separate onward train, avoid treating the flight’s scheduled landing time as the moment you can board at Gara de Nord. Arrival formalities and airport-to-station travel still need a margin.

Compare Bucharest flights and the full journey

Use OTP and your preferred dates on Traveloka, then compare the flight stops, total duration, baggage and change conditions. A later arrival can still be practical with the airport rail link, but the onward station-to-hotel journey needs its own plan. An extra flight connection may change the arrival date.

Keep terminal and transport notices with your itinerary close to departure. Airport works and timetables can change independently of the flight booking. Choose a fare that works with your actual onward destination, not only the advertised flight price.