There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Bucharest by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ABZ - OTP
7h 50m$152–401Fly 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
9h 14m$66–256Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
28h 32m$72–117Train
- 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 l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
39h 26m$506–1,251Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
30h 57mFly Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GLA - OTP
7h 48m$142–337Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
6h 28m$153–323Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane INV - OTP
8h 21m$196–423Bus via London
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
40h 20m$195–254Train, 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 21h$116–344Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
32h 9m$594–927
Scotland to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 28h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $150 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Manchester, Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 32m.
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 l'Est, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 26m.
The distance between Scotland and Bucharest is 2435 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 28h 32m and costs $70 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 50m 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 7h 50m and costs $150 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $120 and takes 28h 32m, you could also train, which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 39h 26m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bucharest Obor via Manchester, Coach Station in around 28h 32m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $290–320
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $360–420
- 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
- $85–310
- 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
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- 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
- $166
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- $85–210
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–230
- On Foot
- $40–55
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Scotland to Bucharest bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 2:14 PM in Scotland and 4:14 PM in Bucharest.
Scotland to Bucharest train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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