There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Romania by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MAN - OTP
6h 20m$65–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
22h 51m$30–40Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- 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
36h 52m$496–1,321Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
28h 8mFly Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)MAN - TSR
7h 44m$134–328Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LBA - OTP
7h 35m$82–251Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BHX - OTP
7h 57m$97–428Train to Liverpool, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)LPL - IAS
6h 19m$80–231Train to Liverpool, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LPL - OTP
7h 10m$97–223Fly Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)MAN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Arad
9h 56m$125–249Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)LTN - CLJ
8h 1m$140–607Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
29h 15m$538–827
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Romania is to bus which costs $30 - $40 and takes 22h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Romania is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $80 - $240.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Romania. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Piata Unirii via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 52m.
The distance between Manchester and Romania is 2306 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 22h 51m and costs $30 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Manchester to Romania, including transfers.
Manchester to Romania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $65 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $30 - $40 and takes 22h 51m, you could also train, which costs $490 - $1,400 and takes 36h 52m.
Romania is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:29 PM in Manchester and 8:29 PM in Romania.
Manchester to Romania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Romania?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, Tarsin operates a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor once a week. Tickets cost $30–40 and the journey takes 22h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
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
- $65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Liverpool to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Manchester Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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
- $95–390
- 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
- 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
- $40–140
- 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/
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.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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