There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Scotland by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OTP - EDI
6h 42m£76–214Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane OTP - INV
9h 53m£69–281Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
33h 59m£321–521Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
39h 9m£436–875Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
30h 42m£542–742Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane OTP - ABZ
8h 41m£85–311Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OTP - GLA
8h 44m£74–289Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BBU - EDI
9h 43m£71–221Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
39h 38m£165–230Bus via Brent
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
2d 8hBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d 21h£110–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
31h 43m£449–699
Bucharest to Scotland by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which costs £70 - £230 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Glasgow Central via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 9m.
The distance between Bucharest and Scotland is 1530 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Scotland without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 59m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Bucharest to Scotland, including transfers.
Bucharest to Scotland bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Scotland train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Scotland is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs £75 - £220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £430 - £900 and takes 39h 9m, you could also bus, which costs £160 - £230 and takes 39h 38m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Scotland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Glasgow Central via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 39h 9m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £51–55
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Scotland bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Scotland is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:05 PM in Bucharest and 1:05 PM in Scotland.
Bucharest to Scotland train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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