There are 12 ways to get from Southend-on-Sea to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, car train, taxi, 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.
Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LCY - OTP
7h 57m$251–675Train, bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
23h 15m$66–138Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharest
24h 45mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
7h 21m$194–481Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
7h 38m$183–478Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
7h 43m$172–481Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
7h 19m$190–471Fly from London Southend Airport
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SEN - OTP
9h 16m$121–306Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Southend-on-Sea to Chequers Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
30h 16m$437–487Train, bus
- Take the train from Southend Central to West HamShoeburyness - London Fenchurch Street / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
2dTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Southend Central to BarkingShoeburyness - London Fenchurch Street / ...
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
2d 11h$88–123Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bucharest
25h 52m$479–742
London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Bucharest is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $65 - $140 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $190 - $480.
The distance between Southend-on-Sea and Bucharest is 2146 km.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 23h 15m and costs $65 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Southend-on-Sea to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Southend-on-Sea. It is currently 11:27 PM in Southend-on-Sea and 1:27 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5282+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Southend-on-Sea, England and Bucharest, Romania?
easyJet, Tarom, and three other airlines fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from London Southend Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- contact@c2crail.co.uk
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- 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 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.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
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $158
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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 London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $270–330
Southend Taxi Co-operative 333 444
- Phone
- +44 1702 333444
- Website
- 333444.uk
Cab Call
- Phone
- +44 1702 345678
- Website
- cab-call.net
AC Radio Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1702 334 455
- Website
- acradiocabs.com
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