There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EWR - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
16h 8m$434–1,507Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane JFK - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
17h 39m$386–1,656Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane PHL - TGM
16h 22m$628–1,234Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane PHL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
16h 9m$514–1,845Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
19h 53mTrain to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane EWR - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Vințu de Josbus
- Take the train from Vinţu de Jos to Chirileu h.train
21h 33m
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to fly which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania is to train and fly and bus which takes 16h 8m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Transylvania is 7605 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Philadelphia to Transylvania, including transfers.
There are 389+ hotels available in Transylvania.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Transylvania, Romania?
American Airlines, Wizz Air, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tirgu Mures via Dublin, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vinţu de Jos to Chirileu h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Vințu de Jos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
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