There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Craiova by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane GLA - CRA
8h 57m$110–411Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane EDI - BBU
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
16h 10m$91–279Train, 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$99–198Train
- 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 45m$492–769Drive, 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 Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
10h 32m$109–260Fly Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane EDI - CRA
8h 58m$104–381Train, 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$266–603Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane EDI - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
14h 46m$116–389Train, 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$133–324Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
2d 3hDrive, 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$566–861
Edinburgh to Craiova by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova is to fly and shuttle which costs $100 - $260 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $110 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Prince Charles Drive, London Stonebridge and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
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 45m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Craiova is 2467 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Craiova without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 16m and costs $95 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Craiova, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus 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 45m and costs $490 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $390 and takes 8h 58m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 2 days 3h.
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 45m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Craiova Airport (CRA) once daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Craiova Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Craiova Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Craiova Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- 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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–24
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- 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
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–75
- 1st Class
- $100–130
- 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
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- 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
- $210–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $210–290
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $95–140
- Comfort
- $110–160
- Premium
- $150–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $170–260
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- 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
- $31–36
- 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
- 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/
- Anytime Day Single
- $19–28
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $29–40
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $12–20
- 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
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–37
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- $60–80
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Craiova is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:07 AM in Edinburgh and 8:07 AM 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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