There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Scotland by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
6h 32m£119–244Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
26h 18m£48–162Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- 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 Glasgow Centraltrain
39h 44m£245–811Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
30h 46mFly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OTP - GLA
8h 7m£99–234Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane OTP - ABZ
8h 38m£104–294Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane OTP - INV
9h 29m£156–304Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
39h 25m£140–200Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 21h£84–275Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
31h 47m£452–661
Bucharest to Scotland by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to bus and train which costs £45 - £170 and takes 26h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs £110 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Scotland. 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 44m.
The distance between Bucharest and Scotland is 1530 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Scotland without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 18m and costs £45 - £170.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Bucharest to Scotland, including transfers.
Bucharest to Scotland bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Scotland train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs £110 - £250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £240 - £850 and takes 39h 44m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £200 and takes 39h 25m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Scotland?
Ryanair, Tarom, and KLM fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, 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 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- 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
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- 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
- £55–60
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- 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
- £65–250
- 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
- +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
- £27–35
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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 Scotland bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Scotland is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:49 AM in Bucharest and 6:49 AM in Scotland.
Bucharest to Scotland train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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