There are 6 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Budapest
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest, Árpád híd autóbusz-állomás to Esztergom, Erzsébet királyné utca800
10h 1mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-NyugatiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to EsztergomRe
10h 20mFt 15,236–16,428Drive 552.6 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Esztergom552.6 km
5h 29mFt 32,020–46,250Train, train to Tirgu Mures, fly
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Războieni
- Take the train from Războieni to Vidrasău h.
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)TGM - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Esztergom
8h 32mFt 16,256–48,256Bus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar961
- Take the bus from Budapest, Újpest-Városkapu XIII. kerület to Esztergom, Rákóczi tér880
12h 58mBus to Sibiu, fly, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)SBZ - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Esztergom
11h 4mFt 27,702–118,067
Alba Iulia to Esztergom by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom is to train which costs 15 000 Ft - 17 000 Ft and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom is to drive which takes 5h 29m and costs 32 000 Ft - 47 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct train from Alba Iulia to Esztergom. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Esztergom via Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Esztergom is 542 km. The road distance is 552.6 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 10h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Esztergom train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Alba Iulia station.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Esztergom is to bus via Budapest which takes 10h 1m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 15 000 Ft - 17 000 Ft and takes 10h 20m.
Esztergom is 1h behind Alba Iulia. It is currently 7:01 PM in Alba Iulia and 6:01 PM in Esztergom.
Alba Iulia to Esztergom train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Esztergom, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Alba Iulia to Esztergom, Erzsébet királyné utca via Budapest, Győri út, Lehel utca / Róbert Károly körút, Lehel utca / Róbert Károly körút, Göncz Árpád városközpont M, and Budapest, Árpád híd autóbusz-állomás in around 10h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alba Iulia to Esztergom via Budapest-Nyugati in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sibiu to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 43,000–170,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–39,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–150,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–90,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–15,500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Alba Iulia to Războieni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–2,800
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Războieni to Vidrasău h.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–2,600
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Esztergom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 004-0264-596775
- office@viaterraspedition.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Războieni to Vidrasău h.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 560–620
- Website
- Interregional Calatori
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Budapest, Árpád híd autóbusz-állomás to Esztergom, Erzsébet királyné utca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
Bus from Budapest, Újpest-Városkapu XIII. kerület to Esztergom, Rákóczi tér
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Alba Iulia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–4,000
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
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