There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Transylvania by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ORK - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
11h 7m$144–419Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane KIR - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
16h 42m$101–279Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Transylvaniacar
47h 22m$888–1,354Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus 707
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Târgu Mureșbus
2d 12h$131–363Fly Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane ORK - TGM
20h 15m$118–368Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane DUB - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
11h 34m$129–348
Cork Airport (ORK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Transylvania is to train and fly and bus which costs $100 - $280 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Transylvania is to fly and bus which takes 11h 7m and costs $140 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Târgu Mureș via Aston Quay, Dublin and Rădăuţi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Cork and Transylvania is 2507 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Transylvania without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $130 - $370.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Cork to Transylvania, including transfers.
Cork to Transylvania bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Transylvania is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $130 - $370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $370 and takes 20h 15m.
Cork to Transylvania bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
There are 401+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Transylvania via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuţi, and Târgu Mureș in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirgu Mures via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Manchester, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $7–11
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $521
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