There are 14 ways to get from Bucharest to Preston by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)OTP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
7h 7m£107–280Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to PrestonManchester Airport - Blackpool North / ...
23h 44m£30–55Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten HbfRjx
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
41h 45m£296–731Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Preston
27h 57mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)OTP - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Preston
8h 53m£139–370Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Preston
8h 48m£116–365Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BBU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
10h 51m£53–256Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Liverpool (LPL)OTP - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
8h 10m£137–315Fly Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)OTP - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
9h 13m£193–578Fly Bucharest Otopeni 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
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
9h 5m£176–540Fly Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)OTP - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
9h 17m£178–554Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus StationUk030
37h 27m£138–185Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
2d 7h£32–151Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Preston
28h 58m£423–610
Bucharest to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Preston is to bus and train which costs £29 - £55 and takes 23h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Preston is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs £100 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Preston. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Preston via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, St.Poelten Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 45m.
The distance between Bucharest and Preston is 1472 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Preston without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 44m and costs £29 - £55.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Bucharest to Preston, including transfers.
Bucharest to Preston bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Preston train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Preston is to train which takes 41h 45m and costs £290 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £190 and takes 37h 27m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Bucharest to Preston via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, St.Poelten Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 41h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Bus Station via London Victoria in around 37h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
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 Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Liverpool via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
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 Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- 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
- £95–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £43–47
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–120
- 1st Class
- £130–190
- 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
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- 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
- £240–280
- 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
- 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
- £8–40
- 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
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Schedules at
- transmarian.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 Preston bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Preston is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:35 AM in Bucharest and 10:35 PM in Preston.
Bucharest to Preston train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
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