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$40–198Bus via London
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
32h 49m$173–178Train
- 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 Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 55m$750–1,290Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
25h 3m$600–855Bus
- 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
2dBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Luton to Bucharestbusferry
2d 11h$80–200Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
26h 10m$457–760
Luton to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to fly which costs $35 - $200 and takes 4h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs $35 - $200.
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, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 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 via London which takes 32h 49m and costs $170 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Luton to Bucharest, including transfers.
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
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 $35 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus via London, which costs $170 - $180 and takes 32h 49m, you could also train, which costs $750 - $1,300 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, you can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bucharest via Finchley Road Station, London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant), and London Victoria in around 32h 49m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- $19–30
- 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
- $160–280
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- 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
- Estimated price
- $155
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $155
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
- 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
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- 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
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Luton to Bucharest bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Luton. It is currently 1:06 PM in Luton and 3:06 PM in Bucharest.
Luton to Bucharest train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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