There are 12 ways to get from Stanstead to Bucharest by bus, plane, taxi, 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.
Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
8h 15m$131–304Bus via London Luton Airport (LTN)
cheapest- Take the bus from Thetford to Luton DART Parkwaybus Uk950
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
25h 54m$50–73Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Stanstead to Cambridge Southtaxi
- Take the train from Cambridge South to King's Crosstrain
- 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 Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
35h 59m$848–1,454Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stanstead to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
25h 17mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
9h 3m$228–503Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
9h 11m$174–580Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LGW - OTP
8h 50m$226–412Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane STN - BBU
10h 41m$69–257Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
11h 27m$222–484Bus
- Take the bus from Thetford to London Victoriabus Uk007
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
36h 7m$177–187Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Colchester to Romfordtrain Colchester - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
2d 15h$114–310Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stanstead to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
26h 30m$457–762
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanstead to Bucharest is to bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which costs $50 - $75 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Stanstead to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $130 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Stanstead to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Scotchford Bridge and arriving at Bucharest via Bus Station, Thetford and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 7m.
The distance between Stanstead and Bucharest is 2157 km.
The best way to get from Stanstead to Bucharest without a car is to bus via London Luton Airport (LTN) which takes 25h 54m and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Stanstead to Bucharest, including transfers.
Stanstead to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Thetford station.
Stanstead to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Stanstead. It is currently 8:26 AM in Stanstead and 10:26 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5473+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Stanstead, England and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Scotchford Bridge to Bucharest Obor via Arc Shopping Centre, Bus Station, Thetford, Luton DART Parkway, Luton Airport Parkway Station, London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, and Luton in around 25h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Train from Cambridge South to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge South to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- $100–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- 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
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Romford
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thetford to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thetford to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- $80–200
- 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
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Sudbury Cab Company
- Phone
- +44 1787 373 222
- Website
- sudburycab.co.uk
Fox Cars Taxis & Private Hire
- Phone
- +44 1787 881 212
- Website
- elite-taxis.co.uk
Delta Hackney Carriage
- Phone
- +44 7484 811 777
AAA Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1787 868 686
- Website
- aaacabsltd.co.uk
CLM Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7497 554 038
- Website
- c-l-m-taxis.business.site
Bury Saint Edmunds Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 1284 753 836
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