There are 14 ways to get from London to Calafat by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport, train
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
- Take the train from Ram. Jiu to Calafattrain
10h 2m$68–317Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
13h 20m$56–208Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain
33h 18m$95–131Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain
39h 30m$426–906Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Calafatcar
23h 34mFly London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LHR - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
12h 57m$123–291Fly London Heathrow Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane LHR - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
- Drive from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Calafatcar
12h 3m$153–406Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LGW - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
13h 10m$76–218Fly London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
13h 44m$68–250Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain
14h 20m$144–410Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from București Rahova to Calafatbus
37h 27m$182Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain Craiova - Calafat
46h 13m$94–316Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain
2dDrive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Calafatcar
24h 47m$436–642
London to Calafat by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Calafat is to train and fly which costs $55 - $210 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from London to Calafat is to train and fly which takes 10h 2m and costs $65 - $320.
No, there is no direct train from London to Calafat. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Calafat via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Budapest-Keleti and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 30m.
The distance between London and Calafat is 2135 km.
The best way to get from London to Calafat without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 18m and costs $95 - $140.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from London to Calafat, including transfers.
London to Calafat train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Calafat is to train which takes 39h 30m and costs $420 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $182 and takes 37h 27m.
Calafat is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 9:48 PM in London and 11:48 PM in Calafat.
London to Calafat train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
What companies run services between London, England and Calafat, Romania?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Calafat via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Budapest-Keleti, and Craiova in around 39h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Calafat via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Piata Chirigiu, Piata Chirigiu, Depoul Alexandria, and București Rahova in around 37h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–110
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- 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
- $10–29
- 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
- $8–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ram. Jiu to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33–38
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.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
- $166
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- office@dlsbus.ro
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from București Rahova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.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
- $30–55
- 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
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–230
- On Foot
- $40–55
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