There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Elgin by plane, bus, train, car, car train, busferry, 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 Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane OTP - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin stationbus
10h 28m£126–301Bus, train via London Luton Airport (LTN)
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Lutonbus
- Take the train from Stevenage to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
31h 46m£227–340Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Elgincar
34h 3mFly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane OTP - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgintrain
10h 10m£145–321Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
11h 23m£155–446Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OTP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
13h 28m£151–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
46h 18m£184–245Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Stockport to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Elgintrain
3d 5h£139–265Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Elgincar
40h 38m£547–786
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Elgin is to fly and train which costs £140 - £330 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Elgin is to fly and train which takes 10h 10m and costs £140 - £330.
The distance between Bucharest and Elgin is 1576 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Elgin without a car is to bus and train via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 31h 46m and costs £220 - £340.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Bucharest to Elgin, including transfers.
Elgin is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:37 AM in Bucharest and 11:37 PM in Elgin.
There are 400+ hotels available in Elgin.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Elgin, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Elgin. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), walk to Aberdeen Airport, then take the bus to Elgin station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Elgin via Airport Bus Station, Bus Station, Stevenage, and Aberdeen in around 31h 46m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £180–260
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–26
- 1st Class
- £30–45
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–13
- 1st Class
- £16–24
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from Inverness to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–15
- 1st Class
- £19–27
- 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 Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £110–170
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stockport to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £310–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–27
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–160
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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