There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Glasgow by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), 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 Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)OTP - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
6h 58m£119–247Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
2d 10h£41–156Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
26h 26m£46–158Train
- 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(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
39h 17m£296–865Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgow
30h 40mFly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)OTP - GLA
8h 29m£110–224Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
2d 21h£82–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgow
31h 41m£451–659
Bucharest to Glasgow by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Glasgow is to bus and train which costs £45 - £160 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Glasgow is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs £110 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Glasgow station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Ploiești and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Glasgow Central via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 17m.
The distance between Bucharest and Glasgow is 1563 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Glasgow without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 26m and costs £45 - £160.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Bucharest to Glasgow, including transfers.
Bucharest to Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Glasgow train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Glasgow is to train which takes 39h 17m and costs £290 - £900. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £110 - £230 and takes 8h 29m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Glasgow, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Glasgow Central via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 39h 17m. Alternatively, KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 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
- £9–12
- 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
- *
- £30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- 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
- +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 Glasgow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ploiești station.
Glasgow is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:41 AM in Bucharest and 6:41 AM in Glasgow.
Bucharest to Glasgow train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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