There are 14 ways to get from Tulcea to Colchester by bus, plane, train, car, car train, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to London Stansted Airport
best- Take the bus from Tulcea to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OTP - STN
11hCar ferry, drive, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Isaccea to Orlivkacarferry
- Drive from Orlivka to Izmail Bus stationcar
- Take the bus from Izmail Bus station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane RMO - STN
15h 1m£69–264Train, bus via Northampton
- Take the train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Bucharesttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Northamptonbus
- Take the bus from Silverstone Race Circuit to Stratford City Bus Stationbus Scb
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
31h 47m£109–183Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tulcea to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchestercar
29h 34mTrain to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M.train
- Fly from Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CND - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
10h 16m£199–438Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane OTP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
11h 39mBus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OTP - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
11h 54mBus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OTP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
11h 30mBus, bus to Bacău International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Brăilabus
- Take the bus from Brăila to Bacǎu Airportbus
- Fly from Bacău International Airport (BCM) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BCM - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
12h 28m£129–363Car ferry, drive, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Isaccea to Orlivkacarferry
- Drive from Orlivka to Izmail Bus stationcar
- Take the bus from Izmail Bus station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane RMO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
15h 56m£98–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Bucharesttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
37h 58m£166–204Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Vasluibus
- Take the bus from Vaslui OMV to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
2d 3hBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Brăilabus
- Take the train from Brăila to Buzăutrain
- Take the busferry from Buzău to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
2d 20h£96–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tulcea to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchestercar
30h 40m£377–566
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulcea to Colchester is to train and bus via Northampton which costs £100 - £190 and takes 31h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Tulcea to Colchester is to train and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs £190 - £440.
The distance between Tulcea and Colchester is 1515 miles.
The best way to get from Tulcea to Colchester without a car is to train and bus via Northampton which takes 31h 47m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Tulcea to Colchester, including transfers.
Colchester is 2h behind Tulcea. It is currently 9:37 PM in Tulcea and 7:37 PM in Colchester.
There are 476+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Tulcea, Romania and Colchester, England?
There is no direct connection from Tulcea to Colchester. However, you can take the bus to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to London Stansted Airport (STN), take the bus to Bus Station, walk to Chelmsford, then take the train to Colchester. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Colchester via Medgidia, Bucharest North, Gara de Nord, Gara Obor, Bucharest Obor, Northampton, Silverstone Race Circuit, Stratford City Bus Station, and Stratford (London) in around 31h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bacău International Airport to Luton Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
Flights from Bacău International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–330
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bacău International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–300
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Medgidia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Tulcea Oraş Hm. to Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brăila to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Medgidia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Medgidia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brăila to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–10
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- £3–6
- 1st Class
- £6–10
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Tulcea to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Silverstone Race Circuit to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Tulcea to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Tulcea to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-761.057
- Website
- aventin.ro
Bus from Brăila to Bacǎu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Schedules at
- aventin.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Izmail Bus station to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Vaslui OMV to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tulcea to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Buzău to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Car ferry from Isaccea to Orlivka
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Schedules at
- porom.org
- Passenger
- £1
- Car
- £12
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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