There are 11 ways to get from Craiova to Manchester by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Craiova Airport to Luton Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CRA - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Central stationbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 30m£59–338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Târgu Jiubus
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus Cj1
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
29h 34m£42–50Train
- Take the train from Craiova 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
33h 9m£227–707Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Craiova to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
27h 6mBus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
8h 45m£55–173Fly Craiova Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 23m£79–266Fly Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRA - MAN
6h 57m£56–262Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane OTP - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
11h£74–231Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
11h£68–267Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
45h 51m£60–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Craiova to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
28h 12m£364–542
Craiova to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Craiova to Manchester is to bus which costs £40 - £50 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Craiova to Manchester is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £75 - £270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 45h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Craiova to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Craiova and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 9m.
The distance between Craiova and Manchester is 1401 miles.
The best way to get from Craiova to Manchester without a car is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs £40 - £50.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Craiova to Manchester, including transfers.
Craiova to Manchester bus services, operated by AXI Tours, depart from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
Craiova to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Craiova station.
The best way to get from Craiova to Manchester is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs £40 - £50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £220 - £750 and takes 33h 9m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £270 and takes 6h 57m.
What companies run services between Craiova, Romania and Manchester, England?
You can take a bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester, Coach Station via Târgu Jiu and Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest in around 29h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Craiova to Manchester Piccadilly via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 33h 9m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–160
Flights from Craiova Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £42–46
- 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/
- 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
- £45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- 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
- £60–210
- 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
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- Phone
- 0729 486 877
- Website
- axitours.com
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Schedules at
- axitours.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Craiova to Manchester bus services, operated by AXI Tours, arrive at Târgu Jiu station.
Manchester is 2h behind Craiova. It is currently 12:13 PM in Craiova and 10:13 AM in Manchester.
Craiova to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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