There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, car train, shuttle, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EDI - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 50m$125–316Fly to Tirgu Mures
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane EDI - TGM
7h 58m$104–315Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureșbus
32h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Alba Iuliatrain 347
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train
38h 18m$761–1,328Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Transylvaniacar
29h 37m$661–914Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane EDI - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airportbus
14h 6mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EDI - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
12h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Târgu Mureșbus
44h 42mBus via Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus
46h 52m$153–378Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Turdabusferry
- Take the bus from Turda to Unghenibus
47h 54m$209–416Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Transylvaniacar
30h 45m$517–826
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $320 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Târgu Mureș via Finchley Road Station, Gloucester Place and London Stonebridge. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Chirileu h. via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Alba Iulia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Transylvania is 2249 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Transylvania train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Transylvania is to train which takes 38h 18m and costs $750 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $320 and takes 7h 58m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 44h 42m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Transylvania, Romania?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Transylvania via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 38h 18m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) once daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirgu Mures via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Cologne Bonn, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sibiu via Cologne Bonn, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-044.125
- Website
- droftur.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- droftur.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Turda to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Turda
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Edinburgh to Transylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Edinburgh to Transylvania train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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