Train from Bucharest to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Munich and Paris (sleeper) |
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Sample itinerary: The 0530 train from Bucharest arrives in Munich the next day at 0615 where you have the option to make a very swift transfer to the 0620 to Paris, then relax over lunch in the French capital before taking the 1513 (1507 at the weekend) Eurostar back to St Pancras; or alternatively spend a full day enjoying Munich before taking the sleeper service at 2243, arriving in Paris at a civilized 0930. Treat yourself to a croissant before heading to Gare du Nord to catch the 1113 or 1213 Eurostar to St Pancras.
Price: The train to Munich costs from £161 return and to Budapest costs from £367 return (booked as return journeys outward from London). For further details see www.raileurope.co.uk
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| Leg 1: | Bucharest (Bucuresti Nord) to Munich (overnight) Train departs Bucharest daily at 0530, arriving in Munich the next day at 0615. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Euronight Journey time: 25 hours 45 minutes
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| Transfer | A quick same-station change of platform within Munich Hauptbahnhof |
Change of platformTransfer time: Allow 20 minutes
Book a hotel near Munich (München) Hauptbahnhof
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| Leg 2: | Munich to Paris (day or sleeper) Day train departs Munich daily at 0620, arriving in Paris at 1234 (does not run March 6th & 7th). Sleeper train departs Munich daily at 2243, arriving in Paris the next morning at 0930. |
Frequency of service: 2 trains a day
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TGV/CityNightLine Journey time: from 6 hours 14 minutes
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| Transfer | A short 10-minute walk from Gare de l'Est to Gare du Nord. Exit Gare de l'Est, turn right along Rue de Chabrol then right along Rue du Fauberg Saint-Denis (slightly uphill) for about 400m until you reach the main intersection and then cross the road and turn left to Gare du Nord. Alternatively it is one stop on the metro line - from Gare de l'Est follow the signs for Metro line M4 to Gare du Nord (which is signposted 'direction Porte de Clignancourt'). Don't forget the 30-minute check-in for Eurostar. |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 25 minutes.
Book a hotel near Gare du Nord/Gare de l'Est
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| Leg 3: | Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International in the heart of London. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure. |
Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day
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Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 16 mins
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| Destination | Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!). From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service). |
Book a hotel near St Pancras
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Your route back from Bucharest
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
