There are 8 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 23m$143–293Fly to Cluj-Napoca
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EDI - CLJ
8h 21m$98–343Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
27h 9m$139–225Train
- 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 Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
42h 14m$832–1,473Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
30h 58mFly to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane EDI - IAS
8h 23m$164–305Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
39h 31m$212–244Train, 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$184–380
Edinburgh to Romania by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Romania is to train and bus which costs $130 - $230 and takes 27h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $140 - $300.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Romania. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Universitate via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 14m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Romania is 2451 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 9m and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 6h 23m 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 23m and costs $140 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $800 - $1,500 and takes 42h 14m, you could also bus, which costs $210 - $250 and takes 39h 31m.
Romania is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:46 PM in Edinburgh and 6:46 PM 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 UK, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Universitate via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 42h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- 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
- +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
- $140–230
- 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
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- 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
- +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
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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