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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Transylvaniaby train, plane, bus, train (TGV), or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), or car

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain 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 29m
    $130–366

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane FMM - TGM
    7h 52m
    $111–544

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train 963 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iuliatrain train 347
    5. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Chirileu h.train train
    23h 45m
    $306–662

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    24h 28m
    $176–226

  5. Drive  1,407.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Transylvaniacar car 1,407.7 km
    15h 27m
    $232–335

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain 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 14m
    $210–540

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane plane STR - TGM
    10h 37m
    $134–375

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane FMM - CLJ
    5. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    10h 13m
    $112–545

  9. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Sibiu, bus

    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane plane FKB - SBZ
    2. Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airportbus bus
    10h 20m

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus bus
    2. Take the train from Cluj Napoca to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.train train Cluj Napoca - Târgu Mureş
    28h 2m
    $119–163

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration3h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket$69Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,321.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

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

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Transylvania via Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, Alba Iulia, and Chirileu h. in around 23h 45m. Alternatively, Romfour operates a bus from Karlsruhe to Târgu Mureș twice a week. Tickets cost $150–200 and the journey takes 24h 1m.

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