There are 11 ways to get from Craiova to Manchester by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), train, 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.
Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
8h 51m£51–282Train
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- 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
31h 19m£399–702Bus, train
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
45h 40mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Craiova to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
26h 57m£521–702Fly 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£95–316Fly Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRA - MAN
7h 34m£78–322Fly Craiova Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CRA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
6h 55m£148–581Bus 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 13m£86–330Bus 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 11m£98–396Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
45h 51m£55–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Craiova to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
27h 58m£429–664
Craiova to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Craiova to Manchester is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £290 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Craiova to Manchester is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £95 - £320.
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 31h 19m.
The distance between Craiova and Manchester is 1577 miles.
The best way to get from Craiova to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 31h 19m and costs £390 - £700.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Craiova to Manchester, including transfers.
Craiova to Manchester bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., 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 train which takes 31h 19m and costs £390 - £700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £75 - £330 and takes 7h 34m.
What companies run services between Craiova, Romania and Manchester, England?
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 31h 19m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–430
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Craiova Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £38–42
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- £8–16
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- balinttrans@yahoo.com
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–18
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Sibiu to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.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
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Craiova to Manchester bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester is 2h behind Craiova. It is currently 7:21 PM in Craiova and 5:21 PM in Manchester.
Craiova to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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