There are 7 ways to get from Luton to Bucharest by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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)plane LTN - OTP
4h 4m$83–298Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Luton to Bucharestbusferry
2d 11h$80–200Bus
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Victoriabus Uk002 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
32h 25m$170–173Train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 39m$731–1,291Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
25h 5m$605–860Bus via Brent
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Roadbus 757
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2dDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
26h 12m$459–770
Luton to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to bus which costs $169 - $174 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs $80 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Luton and arriving at Bucharest. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 11h.
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 Est, Augsburg Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 39m.
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 32h 25m and costs $169 - $174.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Luton to Bucharest, including transfers.
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luton DART Parkway 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 4h 4m and costs $80 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $169 - $174 and takes 32h 25m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 34h 39m.
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, you can take a bus from Luton DART Parkway to Bucharest via London Victoria in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $160
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $164
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Green Line
- 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 Luton to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Luton. It is currently 11:55 AM in Luton and 1:55 PM in Bucharest.
Luton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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