There are 11 ways to get from București to London by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, 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 to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OTP - LHR
6h 34m£82–316Fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OTP - STN
6h 55m£53–298Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
31h 11m£121Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Meidlingtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling 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
35h 20m£357–645Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
24h 27m£449–598Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane OTP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 43m£84–436Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London City Airport (LCY)plane OTP - LCY
8h 1m£98–425Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
7h 36m£94–376Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OTP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 37m£88–386Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
2d 12h£57–211Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
25h 29m£359–558
București to London by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from București to London is to bus which costs £121 and takes 31h 11m.
The fastest way to get from București to London is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £80 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from București to London. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at London Victoria via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from București to London. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Meidling, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
The distance between București and London is 1343 miles.
The best way to get from București to London without a car is to bus which takes 31h 11m and costs £121.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from București to London, including transfers.
București to London bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București to London train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to London is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £80 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £121 and takes 31h 11m, you could also train, which costs £350 - £650 and takes 35h 20m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and London, England?
British Airways, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to London Victoria twice a week. Tickets cost £120 and the journey takes 30h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £51–56
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Meidling to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- 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)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
- 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 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- 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
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- 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
București to London bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
London is 2h behind București. It is currently 11:26 PM in București and 9:26 PM in London.
București to London train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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