There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Romania by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
6h 48m$85–225Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane EDI - TSR
8h 12m$74–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
27h 12m$96–144Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
38h 44m$505–1,155Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
31h 4mFly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane EDI - BBU
10h 59m$86–266Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EDI - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 22m$128–286Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
39h 43m$189–266Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
2d 22h$146–294
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Romania is to train and bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 27h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $85 - $230.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Romania. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Piata Unirii via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 44m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Romania is 2450 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 12m and costs $95 - $150.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Romania, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Romania train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $85 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 38h 44m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $270 and takes 39h 43m.
Romania is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:45 AM in Edinburgh and 11:45 AM in Romania.
Edinburgh to Romania train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Romania?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Piata Unirii via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 38h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- $85–330
- 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
- $70–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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