There are 14 ways to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia by bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
15h 48mTrain, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CRL - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 48m$60–471Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia347
22h 22m$262–567Night train, train
- Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia347
25h 20m$245–529Drive 1,681.4 km
- Drive from Aachen to Alba Iulia1,681.4 km
15h 26m$277–400Train, bus via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Simeria
- Take the train from Simeria to Alba IuliaIr
18h 38m$134–301Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the bus from Köln to Alba Iulia
24h 55mDrive, car train
- Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Alba Iulia
17h 20m$293–1,479Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sibiu (SBZ)CGN - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
10h 26m$134–395Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sibiu (SBZ)DUS - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
11h 18m$112–417Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)EIN - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
9h 26m$124–543Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)DTM - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
10h 10m$91–472Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Sibiu, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sibiu (SBZ)DTM - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
11h 4m$94–562Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)FRA - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Take the train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
13h 54m$167–392
Aachen to Alba Iulia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia is to train and bus and fly which costs $55 - $480 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 26m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Aachen and arriving at Alba Iulia via Cluj-Napoca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Alba Iulia via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
The distance between Aachen and Alba Iulia is 1702 km. The road distance is 1681.4 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia without a car is to bus which takes 15h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Aachen to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Aachen station.
Aachen to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Alba Iulia is to bus which takes 15h 48m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $600 and takes 22h 22m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a bus from Aachen to Alba Iulia via Cluj-Napoca in around 15h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Alba Iulia via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 22h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sibiu via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–300
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–220
- Seating Carriage
- $95–120
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Simeria to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–50
- Comfort
- $35–50
- Premium
- $55–75
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- $13–15
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Nürnberg to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0258-732.586
- Website
- voltrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voltrans.autogari.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Aachen to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Alba Iulia is 1h ahead of Aachen. It is currently 8:33 AM in Aachen and 9:33 AM in Alba Iulia.
Aachen to Alba Iulia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Alba Iulia is 1681 km. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Aachen to Alba Iulia.
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