There are 10 ways to get from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
14h 41mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain
20h 20m$69–84Drive 718.5 km
- Drive from Blagoevgrad to Transylvaniacar 718.5 km
11h 26m$115–166Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SOF - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
12h 16m$107–255Bus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Târgu Mureşbus N3906 / ...
16h 56m$97–145Bus via Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Râmnicu Vâlceabus 983
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Unghenibus
19h 13m$88–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sibiubus 983
- Take the train from Sibiu to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.train
22h 20m$103–146Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane SOF - TGM
11h 20m$87–315Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SKG - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
12h 11m$151–349Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
12h 51m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania is to train and night train which costs $65 - $85 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania is to train and fly which takes 11h 20m and costs $85 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal and arriving at Târgu Mureş via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Blagoevgrad and arriving at Târgu Mureş via Sofia, Sofia Sever, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
The distance between Blagoevgrad and Transylvania is 870 km. The road distance is 718.5 km.
The best way to get from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Blagoevgrad to Transylvania, including transfers.
Blagoevgrad to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Blagoevgrad to Transylvania train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Blagoevgrad station.
Blagoevgrad to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Transylvania via București, Autogara Militari and Târgu Mureş in around 16h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–41
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sibiu to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Blagoevgrad to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–22
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
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