There are 11 ways to get from Wales to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, 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.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CWL - OTP
8h 35m$126–266Bus to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
7h 4m$76–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
33h 19m$254–345Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
43h 9m$500–998Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
26h 58m$639–911Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
8h 3m$146–321Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
8h 14m$95–264Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LPL - OTP
8h 4m$131–267Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
10h 30m$188–393Train, bus via Brent
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
2d 1hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
28h 7m$496–823
Wales to Bucharest by train, subway, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $95 - $270 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $75 - $260.
No, there is no direct train from Wales to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 9m.
The distance between Wales and Bucharest is 2327 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 19m and costs $250 - $350.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Wales to Bucharest, including transfers.
Wales to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Wales. It is currently 3:07 PM in Wales and 5:07 PM in Bucharest.
Wales to Bucharest train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
There are 5505+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Wales and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM and Tarom fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–390
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
- $100–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
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 Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–190
- Couchette Carriage
- $110–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–95
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/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
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- 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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