There are 8 ways to get from Tirana to Transylvania by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tirgu Mures
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane TIA - TGM
8h 1m$168–642Bus, train, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain
29h 17m$118–132Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus
24h 46mDrive 973.6 km
- Drive from Tirana to Transylvaniacar 973.6 km
13h 35m$177–255Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane TIA - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
10h 7m$129–302Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane TIA - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mures Airportbus
11h 54mBus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sibiubus 983
- Take the train from Sibiu to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.train
31h 43m$151–198Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus
34h 39m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Transylvania is to bus and train and night train which costs $110 - $140 and takes 29h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Transylvania is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Transylvania. However, there are services departing from Dollari B and arriving at Ungheni via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Thessaloniki and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 39m.
The distance between Tirana and Transylvania is 721 km. The road distance is 973.6 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Transylvania without a car is to bus and train via Bucharest which takes 24h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Tirana to Transylvania, including transfers.
Tirana to Transylvania bus services, operated by Alvavel, depart from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
The best way to get from Tirana to Transylvania is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 34h 39m.
Tirana to Transylvania bus services, operated by Alvavel, arrive at Thessaloníki station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tirana to Transylvania is 974 km. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Tirana to Transylvania.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Transylvania, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Tirgu Mures (TGM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dollari B to Transylvania via Teg, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, Sibiu, and Ungheni in around 34h 39m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Tirgu Mures via Vienna, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–41
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sibiu to G-ral N. Dăscălescu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +40751335335
- Website
- edimond.ro
Bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureș
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- edimond.ro
- 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 Sofia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
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