There are 12 ways to get from England to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
5h 59m$122–347Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
22h 17m$48–84Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 29m$443–1,014Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
24h 37mFly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
6h 8m$182–474Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
6h$138–308Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
6h 58m$162–374Fly from Bristol Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
6h 20m$134–316Train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
6h 41m$153–579Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
31h 9m$164–174Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
2d 11h$82–289Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
25h 50m$466–737
England to Bucharest by subway, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 22h 17m.
The fastest way to get from England to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $120 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Bucharest via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from England station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Leicester Square station and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 29m.
The distance between England and Bucharest is 2245 km.
The best way to get from England to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 17m and costs $45 - $85.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from England to Bucharest, including transfers.
England to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Bucharest train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from England to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $120 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 34h 29m, you could also bus, which costs $160 - $175 and takes 31h 9m.
What companies run services between England and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Leicester Square station to Bucuresti Nord via King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 34h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- 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
- $11–28
- 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
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- 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
- $85–340
- 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 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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 London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- $30–50
- 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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England to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of England. It is currently 4:49 AM in England and 6:49 AM in Bucharest.
England to Bucharest train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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