The organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; a buffer film on the substrate, the buffer film including a via hole, a thin film transistor (TFT) on the buffer film, the TFT including an active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a first electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode and corresponding to the via hole; an intermediate layer on the first electrode, the intermediate layer including an organic emission layer, and a second electrode on the intermediate layer.