There are 13 ways to get from Ely to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
6h 39m$149–441Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
23h 14m$65–131Train
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen HbfTgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf969 / ...
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
36h 21m$490–1,072Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ely to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
25h 31mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
7h 22m$199–506Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
7h 38m$182–471Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ely to Norwich
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)NWI - OTP
8h 50m$311–785Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BHX - OTP
8h 23m$161–495Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
8h 7m$185–493Bus
- Take the bus from Parkside to London Victoria826 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
35h 13m$191–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Ely to King's CrossKings Lynn - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
2d 1hTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ely to King's CrossKings Lynn - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
2d 12h$102–173Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ely to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
26h 38m$495–765
Ely to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $65 - $140 and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $140 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Ely to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Market Street and arriving at Bucharest via Parkside and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Ely to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Ely and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, St.Poelten Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 21m.
The distance between Ely and Bucharest is 2148 km.
The best way to get from Ely to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 14m and costs $65 - $140.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Ely to Bucharest, including transfers.
Ely to Bucharest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Parkside station.
Ely to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Ely station.
The best way to get from Ely to Bucharest is to train which takes 36h 21m and costs $490 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $220 and takes 35h 13m.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Ely to Bucuresti Nord via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, St.Poelten Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 36h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Bucharest via Drummer St Bus Station, Parkside, and London Victoria in around 35h 13m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- 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
- $9–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- 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
- $6–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- $90–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $17–24
- 1st Class
- $23–28
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- $158
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Ely to Bucharest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Ely. It is currently 2:38 PM in Ely and 4:38 PM in Bucharest.
Ely to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
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