R12 985 Find Cheap Flights to Bucharest

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Cheapest return fare
R13 002
Typical prices: R9 240-R11 875
Lufthansa
Fri 13/2Tue 17/2
JNB - OTP • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
Multiple Airlines
Sat 8/11
JNB - BUH • multi-stop
When to travel
May
Cheapest • 10% price drop
June
Most popular
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Cheap Flights to Bucharest

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Bucharest that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Bucharest

Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
Lufthansa Logo
10:40 - 14:10JNB-OTP
27h 30m2 stops
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5:55 - 9:30OTP-JNB
27h 35m1 stop
R13 002Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
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19:05 - 8:50JNB-OTP
13h 45m1 stop
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10:10 - 10:50OTP-JNB
24h 40m1 stop
R13 228Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
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23:59 - 23:30JNB-OTP
23h 31m1 stop
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16:50 - 22:05OTP-JNB
29h 15m1 stop
R13 332KLM
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
7:55 - 20:10CPT-OTP
36h 15m1 stop
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6:05 - 5:50OTP-CPT
23h 45m1 stop
R13 401Air France
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
Lufthansa Logo
11:40 - 14:10JNB-OTP
26h 30m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:05 - 9:30OTP-JNB
27h 25m2 stops
R13 401Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
7:55 - 15:50CPT-OTP
31h 55m1 stop
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13:05 - 5:50OTP-CPT
16h 45m1 stop
R13 470Air France
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
7:55 - 20:10CPT-OTP
36h 15m1 stop
Air France Logo
13:10 - 17:20OTP-CPT
28h 10m2 stops
R13 574Air France
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
7:55 - 15:50CPT-OTP
31h 55m1 stop
Air France Logo
13:10 - 17:20OTP-CPT
28h 10m2 stops
R13 644Air France
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
KLM Logo
23:59 - 23:30JNB-OTP
23h 31m1 stop
KLM Logo
6:00 - 12:10OTP-JNB
30h 10m2 stops
R13 817KLM
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Fri, Dec 12 - Sat, Dec 27
Kenya Airways Logo
1:35 - 12:05JNB-OTP
34h 30m2 stops
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6:05 - 15:50OTP-JNB
33h 45m2 stops
R28 432Kenya Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Bucharest

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Bucharest to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Bucharest?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Bucharest, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Bucharest is May, where tickets cost R11 823 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 447 and R14 736 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R11 823.

Good to know – Book Cheap Bucharest Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR13 002
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights to Bucharest

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Bucharest based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Bucharest based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Bucharest flights

  • Which Bucharest airport is closest to central Bucharest?

    Bucharest is served by 2 major airports. Bucharest Baneasa (8 km) is the closest to the centre of Bucharest and Bucharest Airport is 16 km from the centre.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Bucharest?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Bucharest is Saturday where tickets can be as cheap as R12 694. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are R14 950 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Bucharest?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Bucharest.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Bucharest?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Bucharest is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Bucharest?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Bucharest with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Bucharest?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Bucharest up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Bucharest?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Bucharest is generally in the evening, when flights cost R13 208 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Bucharest is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R13 726.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Bucharest

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Prefer to fly direct to Bucharest?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Bucharest.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Bucharest

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, +54 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +55 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +50 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +51 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +51 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +52 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +52 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +53 more

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Direct returns

Bucharest to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, +54 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +55 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +50 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +51 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +51 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +52 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeromexico, +52 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +53 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Bucharest

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Bucharest. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Bucharest. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1408 reviews
8,4Crew
7,1Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
7,8Boarding
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

2,0 MediocreElizabeth, Oct 2025CDG - AMS
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

no qatar did noting wrong Kayak messed up my whole vacation . Went early to check in at The Cairo, Egypt airport to find our I had not tickets to board , Kayak and/or Affirm never sent the money for my flight that I paid for and booked. So I had no flight at 12am in a foreign country and I had to scramble and find anther very costly other option just so that could fly home. Fucken horrible experience.

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

Economy travel is really hard with no room to move especially when the person sitting beside you is an XL or XXL size person who if moving could hit your face

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

The seats were uncomfortable. The service was poor. We bought internet for my family and myself and it didn’t work. The charger for our phone didn’t work. The service seemed like they were tired and exhausted and seemed a bit upset. It was not a good flight. Our flight from miami to Qatar was great but from Qatar to Tokyo was simply awful

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

Worst experience with boarding once we left the wheel chair even traveling business we had to wait with all the crowd for the bus to take us to the plane then climb the stairs with our bags When you pay extra for comfort and convenience and you don’t get any is disappointing

Everything was so smooth. It could be just a better temperature in the plane; it was a little cold.

Turkish Airlines will be my first choice to fly in the future.

THE SEATS ARE A JOKE!!!! YOU CALL THIS BUSINESS CLASS SEATS ? ITS A DISGRACE.. NARROW, CLAUSTRIPHOBIC SEATS CAN NEVER BE COMPENSATED FOR BY FOCUSING ON BETTER WUALITY FOOD SERVED....... THE CONFORT OF THE SEATS AND THE WIDTH & PITCH OF THE SEATS ARE WAY MORE IMP. THAN FOOD THAT TK IS FOCUSING ON... WILL NEVER FLY AGAIN EVEN IF THE PRICE OF BUSINESS CLASS SEAT IS SAME AS ECONOMY CLASS..... JAL/ QATAR/ EMIRATES HAS WAYYYY MORE COMFY SEATS

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

Turkish airlines have improved a lot, please keep up the good work.

"I had a fantastic experience with Turkish Airlines! Here are some things that really stood out to me: - Delicious food options, including a wide range of Turkish cuisine - Friendly and attentive flight attendants - Extensive in-flight entertainment options - Smooth and efficient check-in and boarding process Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with Turkish Airlines and would definitely fly with them again. The combination of comfort, service, and amenities made for a truly enjoyable flight experience."

In sharp contrast to the modern glitzy airport, boarding facilities were primitive. Passengers had to board buses and walk up steep stairs in bitter cold with carry-on baggages. I found no reason why aerobridge was not provided.

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

The service and food was excellent. The remote control for entertainment did not function properly.

Food was much better than my outbound flight. On-time. Good service. I had a problem with my entertainment screen, but the attendant fixed it promptly.

Flight cancelled support worse than useless. Asking me to drive back and forth between terminal, I was expecting supervisor call within 30 minutes, never happened.

The crew was very professional, no food was served. The flight was delayed which impacted my connection at Frankfurt to Chicago… It was very stressful because it was out of my control. Had I missed my connection, it would have been extremely disruptive and inconvenient as I would have had to make other arrangements to fly to the United States.

Business class was roomy and comfortable however, the entertainment screen was very dark and hard to see.

The crew was caring and attentive in making my flight comfortable as I was travelling with an injury.

The plane delay due to a poor judgement of the pilot. It was the only flight that got delay due to fog.

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

Very old plan, bad cabin layout and seats, entertainment system would get 95% through a film and then crash and reboot. I wont be using Lufthansa after I return back home, would rather pau more for a better flight arramgement.

I barely made the flight. We had to take a bus to the plane and the plane smelled awfully of body odor. When the flight attendant walked by she smelled of body odor. It was incredibly uncomfortable. Also my luggage did not make it onto this flight and when it finally arrived home the handle of the luggage was all ripped. I will have to purchase a bag again.

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