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

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There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof 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
    8h 5m
    $165–427

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tirgu Mures

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane FRA - TGM
    8h 8m
    $99–385

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iuliatrain train 347
    4. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train train
    22h 20m
    $349–912

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg, Hilton Hotel to Frankfurtbus bus Airport Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    22h 52m

  5. Drive 1,409.4 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Transylvaniacar car 1,409.4 km
    15h 49m
    $233–336

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane STR - CLJ
    3. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    8h 17m
    $152–434

  7. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Tirgu Mures

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain train
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane FMM - TGM
    8h 16m
    $122–521

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

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane MUC - CLJ
    4. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    10h 30m
    $201–612

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    26h 16m

  10. Train, bus via Cluj-Napoca

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Heilbronn to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus bus
    3. Take the train from Cluj Napoca to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.train train
    28h 7m
    $167–181

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

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration3h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$122Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,380.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 5m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Transylvania, Romania?

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Transylvania via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 22h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg, Hilton Hotel to Transylvania via Frankfurt, Frankfurt Flughafen, and Târgu Mureș in around 22h 52m.

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