Bucharest Airport is a medium-sized airport with only one terminal. The complex is divided into two buildings - arrivals and departures. The two are connected by a corridor about 70 metres long.
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After the security check, the terminal is further divided into a cramped domestic section and a more spacious international section.
In general, Bucharest airport is often very crowded and suffers from a lack of seating. Security and passport control can take up to 30 minutes.
Transfer between flights
Connections in Bucharest are mainly offered by TAROM between Western Europe and Moldova or the Middle East, or to Romanian destinations.
The terminal is small, but you always have to go through a security check during your transfer. Follow the "Connections" signs, which will lead you to a special transit security check, where there is no need to leave the transit area.
If you are transferring from an international flight to another international flight, you do not go through passport control and only need 45 minutes to transfer.
If you are transferring from an international to a domestic flight, you will go through passport control and security, but there is still a minimum transfer time of 45 minutes.