There are 12 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
6h$95–306Bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
23h 33m$50–84Train
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
38h 40m$432–804Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bucharest
27h 13m$473–713Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LTN - CLJ
6h 58m$111–456Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Iași International Airport (IAS)LTN - IAS
7h 10m$152–594Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)LTN - CRA
7h 11m$113–532Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
7h 56m$104–306Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)LTN - TSR
7h 30m$83–355Fly London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)LHR - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Arad
9h 26m$170–366Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
32h 43m$165–179Bus #2
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania is to bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $45 - $85 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $90 - $310.
No, there is no direct train from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and arriving at Piata Unirii via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 40m.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Romania is 2127 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania without a car is to bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 33m and costs $45 - $85.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from London St. Pancras Int. station.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $90 - $310. Alternatively, you can bus via London Luton Airport (LTN), which costs $45 - $85 and takes 23h 33m, you could also train, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 38h 40m.
Romania is 2h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 4:50 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 6:50 PM in Romania.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Romania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Brussel-Zuid station.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Romania?
British Airways, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Heathrow Terminal 5 station to Teatrul National via Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, Luton, Bucharest Obor, and Gara Obor in around 23h 33m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $65–100
- 1st Class
- $130–230
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $170–260
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- +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
- $159
- 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
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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