There are 10 ways to get from Scotland to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
6h 46m$89–274Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane INV - OTP
9h 8m$88–370Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
34h 43m$433–703Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
37h 40m$794–1,481Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
30h 44m$718–1,025Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ABZ - OTP
8h 13m$117–360Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GLA - OTP
8h 19m$101–387Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2d 8hTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
2d 22h$150–349Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
31h 52m$594–972
Scotland to Bucharest by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which costs $85 - $280 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $85 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bucureşti Autogara Obor via Green Line Coach Station, Marylebone Station and London Stonebridge. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central 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 40m.
The distance between Scotland and Bucharest is 2450 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 43m and costs $430 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Scotland to Bucharest, including transfers.
Scotland to Bucharest bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $85 - $280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,500 and takes 37h 40m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Scotland and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central 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 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Scotland to Bucharest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 4:53 PM in Scotland and 6:53 PM in Bucharest.
Scotland to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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