There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow to Romania by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, busferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
3h 59m$95–364Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
2d 13h$80–211Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
32h 26m$164–166Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
40h 6m$587–954Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bucharestcar
27h 27m$476–804Drive, Eurotunnel, train
- Drive from Heathrow to Folkestonecar
- 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
27h 31m$619–881
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Romania is to bus which costs $164 - $167 and takes 32h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Romania is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $95 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Heathrow station to Romania. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Central Bus Station and arriving at Bucharest via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Heathrow to Romania. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 and arriving at Universitate via Paddington, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 6m.
The distance between Heathrow and Romania is 2124 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 32h 26m and costs $164 - $167.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Heathrow to Romania, including transfers.
Heathrow to Romania bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
Heathrow to Romania train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from London St Pancras station.
The best way to get from Heathrow to Romania is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $95 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $164 - $167 and takes 32h 26m, you could also train, which costs $550 - $1,000 and takes 40h 6m.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Romania?
British Airways, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from London Victoria to Bucharest twice a week. Tickets cost $161 and the journey takes 30h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- 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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- 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
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–157
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- $90
- Standard Car - Flexi
- $157
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Heathrow to Romania bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Romania is 2h ahead of Heathrow. It is currently 2:12 AM in Heathrow and 4:12 AM in Romania.
Heathrow to Romania train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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