There are 12 ways to get from Chester to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MAN - OTP
7h 6m$150–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool OneUkn21 / ...
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
24h 40m$38–56Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien MeidlingRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
35h 48m$523–1,742Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
27h 42mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LBA - OTP
8h 22m$190–370Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BHX - OTP
7h 46m$173–412Fly Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LPL - OTP
6h 43m$169–314Fly Liverpool to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)LPL - BBU
8h 33m$77–267Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
8h 37m$225–857Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the busferry from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
2d 8h$40–180Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester PiccadillyLlandudno - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
2d 19h$85–232Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
28h 50m$539–829
Chester to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Bucharest is to bus which costs $35 - $60 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $160 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Liverpool, Liverpool One. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 48m.
The distance between Chester and Bucharest is 2371 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 24h 40m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Chester to Bucharest, including transfers.
Chester to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Bucharest is to bus which takes 24h 40m and costs $35 - $60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 35h 48m, you could also fly, which costs $160 - $320 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Bucharest Obor via Liverpool, Liverpool One in around 24h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chester to Bucuresti Nord via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 35h 48m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $30–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–306
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $303–306
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–180
- Seating Carriage
- $40–55
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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Chester to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Chester. It is currently 7:35 PM in Chester and 9:35 PM in Bucharest.
Chester to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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