There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MAN - OTP
7h 2m$140–350Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester PiccadillyBlackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
24h 33m$38–71Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen HbfTgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
37h$480–1,275Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
28h 11mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LBA - OTP
8h 6m$180–499Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BHX - OTP
8h 9m$151–540Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)MAN - BBU
9h 33m$68–303Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London VictoriaUk030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
37h 45m$182–210Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
2d 7h$40–189Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester PiccadillyBlackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
2d 19h$83–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
29h 18m$548–842
Preston to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $35 - $75 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bucharest via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
The distance between Preston and Bucharest is 2357 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 33m and costs $35 - $75.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Preston to Bucharest, including transfers.
Preston to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Bucharest is to train which takes 37h and costs $480 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $210 and takes 37h 45m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Preston to Bucuresti Nord via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 37h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Bucharest via London Victoria in around 37h 45m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $350–400
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $270–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $320–370
- 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
- $95–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 1st Class
- $20–25
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $158
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.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
Preston to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Preston. It is currently 8:35 AM in Preston and 10:35 AM in Bucharest.
Preston to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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