There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Craiova by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane BHX - CRA
7h 7m$106–454Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Jiubus Cj1
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
29h 34m$52–63Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
38h 54m$299–894Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Craiovacar
27h 4mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
8h 15m$106–443Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
10h 9m$95–254Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
12h 4m$125–321Fly Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane MAN - CRA
8h 20m$89–385Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
11h 45m$142–473Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
45h 51m$75–200Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Devabusferry
- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain Deva - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
2d 3h$52–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Craiovacar
28h 11m$508–777
Manchester to Craiova by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Craiova is to bus which costs $50 - $65 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Craiova is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $100 - $460.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday. The journey takes approximately 45h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Craiova via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 54m.
The distance between Manchester and Craiova is 2235 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Craiova without a car is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Manchester to Craiova, including transfers.
Manchester to Craiova bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Manchester, Coach Station.
Manchester to Craiova train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Craiova is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs $50 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $290 - $900 and takes 38h 54m, you could also fly, which costs $85 - $390 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and Târgu Jiu in around 29h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 38h 54m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $180–260
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- 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 Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $32–37
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0729 486 877
- Website
- axitours.com
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- axitours.autogari.ro
- 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
- $32–37
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.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
Manchester to Craiova bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Craiova is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:39 PM in Manchester and 10:39 PM in Craiova.
Manchester to Craiova train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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