There are 11 ways to get from Leicester to Craiova by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, 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.
Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
best- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
6h 44m$119–678Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Northampton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
45h 11m$81–208Train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
36h 59m$533–832Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucuresti to Piteştibus
- Take the bus from Pitești to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
40h 12m$196–219Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Craiovacar
25h 3m$592–837Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane BHX - CRA
6h 31m$94–401Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
10h 30m$114–424Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STN - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
11h 37m$127–486Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
10h 47m$189–641Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Roadbus 757
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
46h 1mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Craiovacar
26h 10m$470–787
Leicester to Craiova by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Craiova is to bus and fly which costs $90 - $410 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Craiova is to bus and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $90 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via London Victoria, Bucuresti and Pitești. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Craiova via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 59m.
The distance between Leicester and Craiova is 2098 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Craiova without a car is to train which takes 36h 59m and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Leicester to Craiova, including transfers.
Leicester to Craiova bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Craiova train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Craiova is to train which takes 36h 59m and costs $500 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest, which costs $190 - $220 and takes 40h 12m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Leicester to Craiova via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 36h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, Bucuresti, Piteşti, and Pitești in around 40h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
- $155
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $155
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0250.730.333
- [email protected]
- Website
- antares-transport.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- antarestransport.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- [email protected]
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Piteşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pitești to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0248-63.63.02
- Website
- astrasa.autogari.ro
Bus from Pitești to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- astrasa.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Northampton to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Leicester to Craiova bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Craiova is 2h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 3:17 AM in Leicester and 5:17 AM in Craiova.
Leicester to Craiova train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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