There are 7 ways to get from Luton to Bucharest by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
3h 41m$138–355Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
20h 18m$29–40Train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
34h 55m$459–1,103Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
25h 4mBus via London
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to London VictoriaGreenline 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
32h 40m$165Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Luton to Bucharest
2d 11h$75–200Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
26h 11m$488–755
Luton to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to bus which costs $29 - $40 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 3h 41m and costs $130 - $360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Luton and arriving at Bucharest Obor. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 20h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Muenchen Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 55m.
The distance between Luton and Bucharest is 2128 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 20h 18m and costs $29 - $40.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Luton to Bucharest, including transfers.
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Luton station.
Luton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 3h 41m and costs $130 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $29 - $40 and takes 20h 18m, you could also train, which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 34h 55m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink and Lauda fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Tarsin operates a bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor once a week. Tickets cost $29–40 and the journey takes 20h 18m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- 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
- $100–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- 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
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- $4
- 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
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Luton to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- 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
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Bucharest Obor station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Luton. It is currently 6:26 AM in Luton and 8:26 AM in Bucharest.
Luton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Bucharest.