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 12m$136–421Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Craiova / ...
27h 55m$47–70Train
- 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$374–712Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Craiovacar
27h 10mTrain 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 16m$124–483Fly 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$92–253Fly Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane MAN - CRA
9h 20m$92–394Train 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 1m$112–311Train 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$121–390Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
45h 51m$80–200Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
45h 57mDrive, 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 22m$508–777
Manchester to Craiova by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Craiova is to bus and train which costs $45 - $70 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Craiova is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $130 - $430.
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 and train which takes 27h 55m and costs $45 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Manchester to Craiova, including transfers.
Manchester to Craiova bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Manchester Piccadilly 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 train which takes 38h 54m and costs $370 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $400 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Craiova, Romania?
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. Alternatively, Ryanair and Ulendo Airlink fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Craiova Airport (CRA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $110–160
- 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
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $45–65
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $100–140
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $90–130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $160–240
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–23
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $95–140
- Comfort
- $110–160
- Premium
- $150–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $170–250
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- 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
- $31–36
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $10–14
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.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
- $31–37
- 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
- $80–200
- 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
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.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
- $60–80
- 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
- $40–50
- 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 SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
Craiova is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:58 PM in Manchester and 5:58 PM in Craiova.
Manchester to Craiova train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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