There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Manchester 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
6h 12m£43–230Bus, train via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
31h 40m£301–421Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
35h 39m£411–725Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
27h 59m£544–742Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BBU - MAN
8h 38m£53–227Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane OTP - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
8h 34m£64–318Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
8h 32m£96–384Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus Uk023 / ...
35h 11m£143–155Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
2d 1hBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
2d 17h£60–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
29h£457–704
Bucharest to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Manchester is to fly which costs £40 - £230 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs £40 - £230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucharest and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 39m.
The distance between Bucharest and Manchester is 1440 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Manchester without a car is to bus and train via Brussels which takes 31h 40m and costs £300 - £430.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Bucharest to Manchester, including transfers.
Bucharest to Manchester bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs £40 - £230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £410 - £750 and takes 35h 39m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £160 and takes 35h 11m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Manchester, England?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Manchester Piccadilly via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 35h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £51–55
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 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.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Manchester bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Manchester is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:14 PM in Bucharest and 6:14 PM in Manchester.
Bucharest to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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