There are 13 ways to get from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula by plane, bus, train, car, train (Eurostar), car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafatbus
12h 17mFly Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
13h 3m$77–212Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Negotinbus
- Drive from Negotin to Balkan Peninsulacar
34h 15m$402–867Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the train from Craiova to Golentitrain
42h 23m$538–1,042Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Balkan Peninsulacar
26h 55m$622–830Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Craiova Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane BHX - CRA
- Take the train from Jiu Hm to Golentitrain
10h 56m$163–498Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
13h 42m$118–266Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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 Jiu Hm to Golentitrain
12h 3m$266–547Fly Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane MAN - CRA
- Take the train from Jiu Hm to Golentitrain
13h 50m$110–386Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STN - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
15h 42m$167–550Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the bus from Craiova to Calafatbus
2d 1hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Ram. Golenţitrain
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Balkan Peninsulacar
28h 3m$479–742
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula is to fly and train which costs $75 - $220 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula is to train and fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $160 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Calafat via Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Golenti via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Linz Hbf, Budapest-Keleti and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 23m.
The distance between Manchester and Balkan Peninsula is 2648 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula without a car is to train which takes 42h 23m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Manchester to Balkan Peninsula, including transfers.
Manchester to Balkan Peninsula bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Balkan Peninsula train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Balkan Peninsula bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Balkan Peninsula, Romania?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Balkan Peninsula via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Linz Hbf, Budapest-Keleti, Craiova, and Golenti in around 42h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Craiova Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $70–110
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Golenti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Jiu Hm to Golenti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Jiu Hm to Golenti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Jiu Hm to Golenti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–24
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Ram. Golenţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Craiova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- [email protected]
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Balkan Peninsula is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:57 AM in Manchester and 10:57 AM in Balkan Peninsula.
Manchester to Balkan Peninsula train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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