There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LGW - OTP
6h 8m$161–405Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane LGW - BBU
9h 54m$69–258Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain Brighton - Bedford
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
23h 18m$93–158Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
35h 44m$722–1,258Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
24h 57mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
7h 42m$212–472Train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
7h 41m$168–363Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
7h 44m$182–378Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
8h 37m$184–528Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain Brighton - London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
32h 8m$195–234Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Stationbus 29 / ...
- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharestbusferry
2d 13h$94–214Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
26h 11m$443–711
Brighton to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $90 - $160 and takes 23h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs $160 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from St Peter's Church and arriving at Bucharest via Railway Station and Maidstone. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 44m.
The distance between Brighton and Bucharest is 2136 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 18m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Brighton to Bucharest, including transfers.
Brighton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Brighton & Hove, depart from St Peter's Church station.
Brighton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs $160 - $410. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 35h 44m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Bucharest, Romania?
Anima Wings flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 35h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- 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
- $110–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- +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
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 01273 886200
- info@buses.co.uk
- Website
- buses.co.uk
Bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.buses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- 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
- $9–24
- 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
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Brighton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Brighton & Hove, arrive at Railway Station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 1:07 AM in Brighton and 3:07 AM in Bucharest.
Brighton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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