There are 13 ways to get from Folkestone to Romania by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car train, car, or busferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
8h$153–469Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Folkestone to Bucharestbusferry
2d 7h$75–190Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucharestbus
30h 29m$179–182Train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
35h 44m$738–1,304Eurotunnel, train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lorraine Tgvtrain Trn
- Take the train from Lorraine TGV to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Drive from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bucharestcar
25h 25m$596–841Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
6h 55m$163–726Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
7h 13m$167–668Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
7h 39m$106–424Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
7h 38m$163–669Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane STN - CLJ
7h 14m$190–443Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STN - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Aradtrain
10h 58m$152–405Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LGW - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Aradtrain
11h 3m$162–393Bus via Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
45h 39m
Folkestone to Romania by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Romania is to bus which costs $179 - $183 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Romania is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Romania. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Piata Natiunile Unite via Dover and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Folkestone to Romania. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central and arriving at Universitate via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 44m.
The distance between Folkestone and Romania is 2265 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs $179 - $183.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Folkestone to Romania, including transfers.
Folkestone to Romania bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Romania train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Folkestone Central station.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Romania is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs $179 - $183. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 35h 44m.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Romania?
Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Dover to Bucharest twice a week. Tickets cost $161 and the journey takes 28h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Folkestone Central to Universitate via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 35h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorraine TGV to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lorraine TGV to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Dover to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Folkestone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Folkestone to Romania bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Romania is 2h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 4:46 PM in Folkestone and 6:46 PM in Romania.
Folkestone to Romania train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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