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How to get fromEurope to Transylvaniaby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane FRA - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    12h 12m
    $158–422

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca BETA Autogari to Cristeştibus bus
    25h 15m
    $70–147

  3. Train, bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    22h 16m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Alba Iuliatrain train 347
    4. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train train
    29h 5m
    $316–537

  5. Drive  1,401.5 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Transylvaniacar car 1,401.5 km
    15h 26m
    $231–334

  6. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane DTM - TGM
    9h 55m
    $126–439

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tirgu Mures

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane FRA - TGM
    9h 51m
    $117–401

  8. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain train
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane DTM - CLJ
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    12h 16m
    $132–510

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane MUC - CLJ
    5. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    12h 21m
    $224–774

  10. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane NUE - CLJ
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    10h 34m
    $124–763

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    34h 18m
    $176–226

Frankfurt (FRA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration4h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$67Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from Europe to Transylvania.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,477.3 km
  • Duration: 12h 12m

What companies run services between Europe and Transylvania, Romania?

You can take a bus from Nentershausen Markt to Transylvania via Sontra Breitwiese, Sontra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Wien Meidling, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 29h 5m. Alternatively, Romfour operates a bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Târgu Mureș twice a week. Tickets cost $150–200 and the journey takes 31h 31m.

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