There are 10 ways to get from București to Manchester 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 to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OTP - MAN
6h 31m£54–188Bus, train via Brussels
- 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
32h 24m£277–392Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
43h 28m£418–717Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
28h£491–666Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Liverpool (LPL)plane OTP - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
7h 45m£97–365Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane OTP - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
8h 51m£66–298Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
8h 51m£96–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
2d 2hBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
2d 18h£61–151Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
29h 1m£398–603
București to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Manchester is to fly which costs £50 - £190 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from București to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs £50 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from București to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Linz Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 28m.
The distance between București and Manchester is 1442 miles.
The best way to get from București to Manchester without a car is to bus and train via Brussels which takes 32h 24m and costs £270 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from București to Manchester, including transfers.
București to Manchester bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Bucharest station.
București to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Manchester is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs £50 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £410 - £750 and takes 43h 28m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Manchester, England?
Ryanair, KLM, and Eurowings fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Manchester Piccadilly via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, Linz Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 43h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- 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
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
București to Manchester bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester is 2h behind București. It is currently 9:11 PM in București and 7:11 PM in Manchester.
București to Manchester train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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