There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Birmingham by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OTP - BHX
6h 4m£100–261Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
21h 27m£26–35Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
36h 8m£210–621Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Birminghamcar
26h 17mFly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OTP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 52m£115–324Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OTP - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
8h 11m£146–417Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane OTP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
8h 1m£130–409Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OTP - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
8h 12m£136–343Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 59m£110–295Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Birminghamcar
27h 19m£382–554
Bucharest to Birmingham by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Birmingham is to bus which costs £26 - £35 and takes 21h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Birmingham is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs £100 - £270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Birmingham. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 21h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Birmingham New Street via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 8m.
The distance between Bucharest and Birmingham is 1402 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Birmingham without a car is to bus which takes 21h 27m and costs £26 - £35.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Bucharest to Birmingham, including transfers.
Bucharest to Birmingham bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Bucharest Obor station.
Bucharest to Birmingham train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Birmingham is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs £100 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £35 and takes 21h 27m, you could also train, which costs £210 - £650 and takes 36h 8m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Birmingham, England?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Tarsin operates a bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham once a week. Tickets cost £26–35 and the journey takes 21h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–60
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–65
- 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 New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Birmingham bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Birmingham station.
Birmingham is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:14 PM in Bucharest and 8:14 PM in Birmingham.
Bucharest to Birmingham train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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