There are 11 ways to get from Dover to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car ferry, car, busferry, or car train
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
7h 47m$204–520Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
19h 1m$46–58Train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- 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 Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
35h 28m$480–1,152Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
24h 9m$453–700Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LCY - OTP
8h 30m$270–749Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
7h 28m$189–434Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
7h 32m$186–477Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
7h 27m$215–534Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharest
28h 35m$162Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Dover to Bucharest
2d 7h$75–190Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
23h 30m
Dover to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Bucharest is to bus which costs $45 - $60 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $210 - $550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dover and arriving at Bucharest. Services depart four times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 28h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Muenchen Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 28m.
The distance between Dover and Bucharest is 2277 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 19h 1m and costs $45 - $60.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Dover to Bucharest, including transfers.
Dover to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Bucharest train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Bucharest is to bus which takes 19h 1m and costs $45 - $60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $480 - $1,200 and takes 35h 28m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Bucharest, Romania?
Tarsin operates a bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor once a week. Tickets cost $27–35 and the journey takes 18h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dover Priory to Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 35h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.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
- $95–390
- 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
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- 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
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Dover to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- 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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Dover to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Dover. It is currently 4:48 AM in Dover and 6:48 AM in Bucharest.
Dover to Bucharest train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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