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Flights from Preston to Bucharest

from £38 one way · found Oct 27

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Preston, United Kingdom to Bucharest, Romania

This is an international flight: Preston (United Kingdom) to Bucharest (Romania). Bucharest is a large city, about 1.9 million people.

The antipode of Bucharest

The far side of the Earth from Bucharest is deep ocean at 44.4°S 153.9°W. The nearest inhabited place to it, Chatham Island, New Zealand, lies 1,788 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Bucharest.

Distance
2,318 km1,441 miles
Flight time
about 3 h 55 minnon-stop, plus about 48 min on the ground
Direct flights
Yes1 airline
Departure airport
Manchester Airport (MAN)53 km from Preston
Time difference
+2 hBucharest ahead of Preston

Are there direct flights from Preston to Bucharest?

The trip does not start in Preston: the nearest airport with flights of its own is Manchester Airport (MAN), 53 km away.

Yes, and the route belongs to a single carrier: Ryanair flies Preston to Bucharest non-stop.

Preston to Bucharest flight time

Bucharest is 2,318 km (1,441 miles) from Preston in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading east. Bucharest sits 9° nearer the equator than Preston. A non-stop flight is in the air about 3 h 55 min. Leave at 12:00 and the wheels are down around 17:55 by the clocks waiting for you. Counting check-in and the ride to town, it is a full travel day.

Time difference between Preston and Bucharest

Bucharest runs 2 hours ahead of Preston all year round. When it is 12:00 in Preston, clocks in Bucharest show 14:00. A few hours forward show up on the first evening and are gone by the second.

Cheapest month to fly from Preston to Bucharest

The cheapest month is December, from £37, found Oct 26.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026no data
November 2026£48
December 2026£37
January 2027£37
February 2027no data
March 2027no data
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027no data
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

The year has a mild season to it: December comes out 23 % below November, the dearest month with enough data.

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 20 to Oct 26.

Airports in Preston and Bucharest

Preston

  • MANManchester Airport53 km from Preston

Bucharest

  • OTPBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport16 km from Bucharest

Everything that flies into Bucharest lands at one airport, and it is 16 km out, on the edge of town.

How to get from Preston to Manchester airport

Manchester Airport (MAN) is 53 km from Preston. Getting there by bus takes about 48 min and costs about £1 (estimate).

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