There are 11 ways to get from Colchester to Romania by bus, plane, train, car, car train, or busferry
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
6h 26m$128–289Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
23h 16m$93–157Drive, Eurotunnel, train
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Meuse Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Meuse Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Drive from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bucharestcar
26h 27mBus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane STN - CLJ
6h 24m$128–289Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
6h 59m$134–350Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
7h 17m$118–312Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane LTN - IAS
7h 20m$154–464Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane LTN - TSR
7h 23m$99–283Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus A8 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
34h 33m$182–207Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2d 1hTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
2d 12h$115–259
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Romania is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $90 - $160 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Romania is to bus and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $120 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Romania. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Piata Natiunile Unite via Coach Station, London Victoria and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 33m.
The distance between Colchester and Romania is 2138 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Romania without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 16m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Colchester to Romania, including transfers.
Colchester to Romania bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Romania bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Romania is 2h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 4:13 AM in Colchester and 6:13 AM in Romania.
There are 999+ hotels available in Romania.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Romania?
You can take a bus from Coach Stop to Piata Natiunile Unite via Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, and Gara de Nord in around 34h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Meuse Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Meuse Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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