There are 11 ways to get from London to Târgu Jiu by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport, train
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LTN - CRA
- Take the train from Craiova to Târgu Jiutrain
9h 51m$175–398Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from London Barking to Târgu Jiubusferry
39h 57m$77–290Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain 60 / ...
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Devatrain 347
- Take the train from Deva to Târgu Jiutrain
30h$591–1,493Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Târgu Jiubus
36h 46m$189Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Târgu Jiucar
23h 22m$551–741Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Târgu Jiubus
10h 49mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Autogara Park & Ride Aeroport to Târgu Jiubus
11h 49m$142–381Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane LTN - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Râmnicu Vâlceabus
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Târgu Jiubus
11h 21mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane LTN - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Târgu Jiutrain
13h 19mBus
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Târgu Jiubus Cj1
41h 35mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Târgu Jiucar
24h 30m$407–652
London to Târgu Jiu by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Târgu Jiu is to bus via Bucharest which costs $190 and takes 36h 46m.
The fastest way to get from London to Târgu Jiu is to train and fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $170 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Târgu Jiu. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Târgu Jiu via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Târgu Jiu. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Târgu Jiu via Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Deva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h.
The distance between London and Târgu Jiu is 2143 km.
The best way to get from London to Târgu Jiu without a car is to train which takes 30h and costs $550 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from London to Târgu Jiu, including transfers.
London to Târgu Jiu bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Târgu Jiu train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Târgu Jiu is to train which takes 30h and costs $550 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest, which costs $190 and takes 36h 46m.
What companies run services between London, England and Târgu Jiu, Romania?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Târgu Jiu via Paris Nord, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Augsburg Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Deva in around 30h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Târgu Jiu via Bucharest in around 36h 46m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Luton Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Luton Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- 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
- $20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- $150–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- 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
- $164
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- [email protected]
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Autogara Park & Ride Aeroport to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sibiu to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.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
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
London to Târgu Jiu bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Târgu Jiu is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 3:16 AM in London and 5:16 AM in Târgu Jiu.
London to Târgu Jiu train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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