There are 11 ways to get from Penzance to Bucharest by bus, plane, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NQY - OTP
10h 11m$148–541Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
28h 47m$99–406Train, night train
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
44h 46m$531–1,209Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Penzance to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
29h 13mTrain to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EXT - OTP
11h 12m$187–554Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
10h 40m$191–594Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
11h 8m$288–635Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
12h 11m$212–752Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
36h 45m$280–322Train, bus via London #2
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2d 4hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Penzance to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
30h 22m$566–868
Penzance to Bucharest by train, subway, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $95 - $410 and takes 28h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Penzance to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Penzance and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 46m.
The distance between Penzance and Bucharest is 2488 km.
The best way to get from Penzance to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 47m and costs $95 - $410.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Penzance to Bucharest, including transfers.
Penzance to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Penzance station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Penzance. It is currently 4:10 AM in Penzance and 6:10 AM in Bucharest.
Penzance to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
There are 5394+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Penzance to Bucharest. However, you can take the bus to Newquay Bus Station, take the line 56 bus to Newquay Airport, walk to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Penzance to Bucharest Obor via Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, and Birmingham in around 28h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Exeter to Bucharest Otopeni via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
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
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
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
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Albert Pier Road to Newquay Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- +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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