There are 12 ways to get from Bournemouth to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOU - OTP
8h 33m$218–470Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
2d 14h$108–315Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
24h 2m$119–245Train, night train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
42h 46m$625–1,171Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bournemouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
26hBus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
7h 41m$194–446Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
8h 26m$194–650Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
8h 39m$240–511Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
8h 34m$208–463Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LGW - OTP
8h 20m$234–545Train, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
33h 11m$222–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bournemouth to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
27h 14m$474–787
Bournemouth to Bucharest by train, subway, foot, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $110 - $250 and takes 24h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $190 - $450.
No, there is no direct train from Bournemouth to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 46m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Bucharest is 2229 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 24h 2m and costs $110 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Bournemouth to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Bucharest train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Bournemouth station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 11:44 PM in Bournemouth and 1:44 AM in Bucharest.
Bournemouth to Bucharest train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
There are 1003+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Bucharest. However, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bournemouth to Bucharest Obor via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo Station, West Hampstead station, West Hampstead Thameslink, Luton Airport Parkway, Luton Airport Parkway Station, London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, and Luton in around 24h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $140–190
- Couchette Carriage
- $110–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–95
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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