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How to get fromCappadocia to Transylvaniaby plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Cappadocia to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, night train, or car

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  1. Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane NAV - CLJ
    2. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    8h 3m
    $229–327

  2. Bus, train, night train via Ankara

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Ankara bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train train Hst
    3. Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain train
    30h 31m
    $95–144

  3. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Konya bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Selcuklu Yht to Istanbul(Halkali)train train Hst
    3. Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    27h 42m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    30h 24m
    $127–215

  5. Drive  1,723.2 km

    1. Drive from Cappadocia to Transylvaniacar car 1,723.2 km
    19h 55m
    $275–397

  6. Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane ASR - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    11h 31m
    $228–511

  7. Bus via Shumen

    1. Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Gebze bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gebze Otogar to Shumen Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Shumen to Sibiubus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus bus
    36h 17m
    $113–162

Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration6h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$169Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,409.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 3m

What companies run services between Cappadocia, Turkey and Transylvania, Romania?

You can take a bus from Göreme to Transylvania via İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, and Târgu Mureş in around 30h 24m.

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