There are 14 ways to get from Romania to Folkestone by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or busferry
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Fly Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport, train
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CLJ - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 37m£95–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Doverbus
20h 35m£41–56Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
42h 11m£429–743Drive, train, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorraine Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lorraine Tgv to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
24h 57mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane OTP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 1m£137–428Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TSR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 35m£83–235Fly Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OTP - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 5m£137–281Fly Iași International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane IAS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 51m£120–365Fly Cluj-Napoca to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CLJ - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 36m£135–285Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUD - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
11h 10m£165–389Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BUD - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
10h 55m£98–261Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Doverbus
31h 16m£124Bus #2
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Doverbus
46h 5mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Folkestonebusferry
2d 8h£56–151
Romania to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Folkestone is to bus which costs £40 - £60 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 7h 35m and costs £80 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Guildhall Street via Bucharest and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Folkestone Central via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, St.Poelten Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 11m.
The distance between Romania and Folkestone is 1245 miles.
The best way to get from Romania to Folkestone without a car is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs £40 - £60.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Romania to Folkestone, including transfers.
Romania to Folkestone bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Romania to Folkestone train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Romania to Folkestone is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs £40 - £60. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £420 - £750 and takes 42h 11m.
What companies run services between Romania and Folkestone, England?
Tarsin operates a bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover once a week. Tickets cost £23–30 and the journey takes 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Folkestone Central via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, St.Poelten Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 42h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–250
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Iași International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £54–59
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £40–60
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–370
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorraine Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Romania to Folkestone bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Dover station.
Folkestone is 2h behind Romania. It is currently 7:43 AM in Romania and 5:43 AM in Folkestone.
Romania to Folkestone train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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