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)OTP - EDI
6h 30m£125–254Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
26h 27m£53–148Train
- 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
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
42h 17m£296–845Drive, 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 13m£130–264Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)OTP - ABZ
8h 48m£105–284Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)OTP - INV
9h 29m£122–324Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the busferry from Ploiești to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
2d 11h£54–176Bus 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£81–276Drive, 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£454–664
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 £50 - £150 and takes 26h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs £120 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Ploiești and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
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 42h 17m.
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 27m and costs £50 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Bucharest to Scotland, including transfers.
Bucharest to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari 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 30m and costs £120 - £260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £290 - £850 and takes 42h 17m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Scotland?
Ryanair, KLM, and Tarom 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(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 42h 17m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- *
- £30–50
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.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
- 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
- £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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 FlixBus, arrive at Ploiești station.
Scotland is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:50 PM in Bucharest and 7:50 PM in Scotland.
Bucharest to Scotland train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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