There are 11 ways to get from Southampton to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, 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 Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SOU - OTP
7h 16m$174–442Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
23h 30m$71–160Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
25h 38mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
7h 13m$186–492Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BRS - OTP
7h 51m$197–689Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
7h 53m$177–510Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
8h 3m$190–455Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
7h 14m$195–525Train, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London WaterlooWeymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
32h 41m$178–268Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals032
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
2d 14h$90–245Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
26h 47m$498–769
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $70 - $160 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $180 - $500.
The distance between Southampton and Bucharest is 2183 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 30m and costs $70 - $160.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Southampton to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 9:52 PM in Southampton and 11:52 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5331+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM, Loganair, and six other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- 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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