There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
6h 46m$104–284Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane EDI - BBU
8h 44m$90–295Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
40h 20m$228–307Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
44h 37m$736–1,149Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
30h 45m$777–1,075Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ABZ - OTP
8h 13m$117–400Fly Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GLA - OTP
8h 16m$91–377Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane INV - OTP
9h 18m$93–340Bus via Brent
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Golders Green Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2d 7hTrain, 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 53m$655–1,023
Scotland to Bucharest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which costs $110 - $400 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bucharest via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 37m.
The distance between Scotland and Bucharest is 2450 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 40h 20m and costs $220 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Scotland to Bucharest, including transfers.
Scotland to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Bucharest train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $310 and takes 40h 20m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,200 and takes 44h 37m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bucharest via London Victoria in around 40h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- 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 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–400
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- 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
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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 FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 6:51 PM in Scotland and 8:51 PM in Bucharest.
Scotland to Bucharest train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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