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There are 12 ways to get from Alba Iulia to France by bus, plane, train, train (TGV), night train, car, or car train

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  1. Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
    2. Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeCLJ - LYS
    7h 12m
    €75–244

  2. Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
    2. Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planeCLJ - CRL
    3. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
    8h 55m
    €48–270

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
    2. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Ghentbus
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-MiditrainIc / ...
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
    20h 12m
    €86–205

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-KeletitrainIr
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbtrainRjx
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    25h 34m
    €210–422

  5. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Alba Iulia to Wien MeidlingnighttrainNight Train
    2. Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Paris EstnighttrainNj
    27h 16m
    €148–342

  6. Bus to Sibiu, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
    2. Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeSBZ - LYS
    9h 7m
    €168–266

  7. Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
    2. Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)planeCLJ - BVA
    3. Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
    8h 38m
    €60–269

  8. Bus to Sibiu, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus
    2. Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)planeSBZ - NCE
    9h 1m
    €114–454

  9. Bus via Gallieni

    1. Take the bus from Sebes to Gallienibus
    30h 39m
    €89–136

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sebeș to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus1923
    33h 53m
    €144–215

  11. Drive 1,949.5 km

    1. Drive from Alba Iulia to Pariscar1,949.5 km
    17h 56m
    €302–435

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Alba Iulia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Pariscar
    20h 2m
    €347–500

Alba Iulia to France by train and subway

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration25h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€210Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and France?

You can take a train from Alba Iulia to Hôtel de Ville via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Gare de Lyon in around 25h 34m. Alternatively, Transmarian operates a bus from Sebes to Gallieni 3 times a week. Tickets cost €85–130 and the journey takes 27h 57m.

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