Footlongs at OTP Terminal 1 cost more, but feel familiar
This Subway sits airside in Terminal 1 after security at Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP), so you can grab a made-to-order sandwich on the way to gates used by airlines like TAROM and Ryanair. The draw is predictability: the bread, sauces, and fillings line up almost exactly with what you know from city locations, just at airport pricing.
Pricing runs higher than in Bucharest proper: expect roughly 30–45 lei for a 15 cm (6-inch) sub and drinks in the 8–12 lei range, depending on combo deals on the board that day. One Google review sums it up as “same taste as everywhere else, just more expensive,” which matches most comments from regulars who fly through OTP a few times a month.
The menu sticks to standard Subway classics like Chicken Teriyaki, Turkey Breast, and Veggie Delite, plus basic salads built from the same toppings. A Romanian-language review notes it as “not cheap but at least you can choose your own veggies and it’s lighter than fried fast food,” so this is the spot if you want something you can customise instead of another burger and fries.
Customisation works as usual: you pick bread, protein, cheese, then vegetables and sauces, with the full veggie line typically including lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, olives, and pickles. Hidden upside: because the format mirrors city stores, picky eaters who know their exact “Subway order” can rattle it off and get close to the same sandwich they’d order at home, despite being in Terminal 1.
Complaints cluster around two points: prices and speed. Several reviews mention only one staff member on the counter during mid-morning and late-evening waves, which can stretch the line to 10–15 minutes. If your boarding pass says gates in the 20s or 30s, give yourself that extra quarter-hour rather than cutting it too close.
Regulars game the pricing by buying a 30 cm (footlong) sub and splitting it between two people, which usually comes out cheaper than buying two separate 15 cm sandwiches. If your flight leaves around a meal time, grab it to go and eat at the gate where seating is easier to find than right by the counter.