Cheap flights from New York to Bucharest from $264

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Bucharest. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $458. If you aren’t able to travel to Bucharest during the month of January, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $538.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Bucharest. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $691. The most expensive day to fly to Bucharest is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $886.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Bucharest is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from New York to Bucharest in the afternoon for as low as $666. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Bucharest is at noon when prices are around $802.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Bucharest Otopeni Intl for the best New York - Bucharest flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Bucharest from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Bucharest for around $668 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Bucharest from New York for as low as $599 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Bucharest flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 16% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Bucharest flight.

As of September 2026, prices for New York to Bucharest flights are approximately 25% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

SWISS, Air Serbia, and HiSky are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Bucharest

HiSky, Air France and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Bucharest from New York according to our data. HiSky is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Bucharest. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to Bucharest on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 80% of flights between New York and Bucharest have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 154 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, HiSky have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 80% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Vienna (VIE) was the most common stop: 18% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Munich (MUC) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $383.

Flights connecting via Vienna (VIE) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 25m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 20m.