There are 11 ways to get from Poole to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Southampton Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOU - OTP
8h 16m$214–444Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
24h 19m$124–245Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Poole to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
26h 12mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
7h 57m$215–525Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
8h 43m$188–1,600Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
9h 7m$214–507Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
9h 35m$219–640Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
9h 23m$201–488Train, bus
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
33h 35m$230–330Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
2d 14h$150–359Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Poole to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
27h 25m$508–783
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $120 - $250 and takes 24h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $210 - $550.
The distance between Poole and Bucharest is 2239 km.
The best way to get from Poole to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 24h 19m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Poole to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Poole. It is currently 1:52 PM in Poole and 3:52 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5372+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Poole to Bucharest. However, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Poole to Bucharest Obor via London Waterloo, Waterloo Station, West Hampstead station, West Hampstead Thameslink, Luton Airport Parkway, Luton Airport Parkway Station, London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, and Luton in around 24h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $23–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $65–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $110–160
Train from Poole to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $50–75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $85–130
Train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $21–30
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $25–35
- 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
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $100–150
- 1st Class
- $200–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $70–110
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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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