There are 15 ways to get from Bucharest to England by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)OTP - BRS
6h 15m£130–394Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras IntlBedford - Brighton / ...
21h 20m£36–70Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
37h 4m£243–648Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to London
24h 34mFly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)OTP - LBA
6h 23m£130–244Fly to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)OTP - BHX
6h 4m£102–251Fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)OTP - LHR
6h 26m£137–334Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)OTP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
6h 39m£129–317Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)OTP - STN
6h 59m£130–327Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)OTP - MAN
6h 3m£102–230Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)OTP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
6h 24m£137–348Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
30h 25m£121–128Bus via North Circular Road Stonebridge Park
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
46h 52mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
2d 11h£59–207Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to London
25h 37m£366–525
Bucharest to England by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to England is to bus and train which costs £35 - £75 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to England is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs £100 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to England. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Trafalgar Square via Victoria Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to England station. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Leicester Square station via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 4m.
The distance between Bucharest and England is 1431 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to England without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 20m and costs £35 - £75.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Bucharest to England, including transfers.
Bucharest to England bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to England train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to England is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs £130 - £400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £240 - £650 and takes 37h 4m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £130 and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and England?
Ryanair, KLM, and Tarom fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Leicester Square station via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross St. Pancras station in around 37h 4m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
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 Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- 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
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- 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
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £56–60
- 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/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £30–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- £21–28
- 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
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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 England bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
England is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:52 PM in Bucharest and 1:52 PM in England.
Bucharest to England train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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