There are 14 ways to get from Preston to Romania by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), 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 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 6m$74–241Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester PiccadillyPreston - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
24h 42m$40–76Train
- Take the train from Preston 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 59m$518–1,354Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
28h 6mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)MAN - TSR
8h 30m$143–360Train 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 18m$82–282Train 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 33m$85–346Train to Liverpool, fly to Iași International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)LPL - IAS
6h 42m$91–245Train to Liverpool, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LPL - OTP
7h 33m$108–237Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)MAN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Arad
10h 42m$134–281Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Preston 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 8m$162–640Train, bus and ferry via Ploieşti
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the busferry from Manchester, Coach Station to Ploiești
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
2d 6h$42–196Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester PiccadillyPreston - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
2d 19h$90–236Drive, 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 13m$548–842
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Romania is to train and bus which costs $40 - $80 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Romania is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $90 - $250.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Romania. However, there are services departing from Preston 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 59m.
The distance between Preston and Romania is 2356 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 42m and costs $40 - $80.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Preston to Romania, including transfers.
Preston to Romania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
Romania is 2h ahead of Preston. It is currently 5:39 AM in Preston and 7:39 AM in Romania.
Preston to Romania train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
There are 5392+ hotels available in Romania.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Romania?
You can take a train from Preston to Piata Unirii via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 36h 59m.
- 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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- 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 Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, 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
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- 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
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $360–410
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
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- 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
- 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- 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
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.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
- $80–200
- 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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