There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Craiova 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 Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiovabus
9h 49mFly Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane EDI - CRA
8h 3m$99–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
32h 16m$155–254Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
40h 20m$709–1,204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Craiovacar
29h 59mFly Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane EDI - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
15h 6m$116–369Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane GLA - CRA
11h 1m$113–374Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
10h 6m$244–502Bus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Jiubus
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Craiovabus
37h 53mTrain, bus via London
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
2d 1hTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
2d 2h$188–380Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Craiovacar
31h 11m$534–866
Edinburgh to Craiova by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova is to train and bus which costs $150 - $260 and takes 32h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $95 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Craiova via Buchanan Bus Station, Manchester, Coach Station, Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and Târgu Jiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Craiova via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 20m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Craiova is 2682 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 16m and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Edinburgh to Craiova, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Craiova train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova is to train which takes 40h 20m and costs $700 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $340 and takes 8h 3m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 37h 53m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Craiova via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 40h 20m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Craiova Airport (CRA) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Craiova Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
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
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–600
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- $19–40
- 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
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- office@bbilantravel.ro
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +40748-111.955
- Website
- lopanserv.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- lopanserv.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40748864677
- Website
- transfyn.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- transfyn.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $8–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Edinburgh to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Craiova is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:44 PM in Edinburgh and 6:44 PM in Craiova.
Edinburgh to Craiova train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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